IRCT201109037462N1 IRCT 2011-10-08 Tehran University of Medical Sciences Efficacy of using ball playing in movement skills and coping behaviors in children with autism Efficacy of using ball playing in movement skills and coping behaviors in children with autism 2011-11-21 anticipated 20 Complete https://irct.ir/trial/7924 interventional Randomization: Not randomized, Blinding: Not blinded, Placebo: Not used, Assignment: Parallel, Purpose: Treatment. N/A Autism Spectrum Disorder. Intervention 1: firstly, current treatments, without performing interventional phase are administered during 5 weeks. in this stage current treatments such as Speech Therapy, occupational therapy, Lovaas approach are performed, then Peabody,Vineland and questionnaire for evaluation of treatment of autism as pretests are administered. Intervention 2: using ball playing are performed for 5 weeks. in this interventional stage, children pass 10 therapeutic sessions 2 times per week during 5 weeks. 4 types of ball with different features are used and different ball playing skills such as: catching, throwing, striking by hands and feet or striking by device to ball are administered per session. practices are arranged from easy to hard and firstly, therapist interprets the performing format of practice viva voce and then performs it practically. after that, she helps children to perform Movement patterns correctly until they will be able to perform practices independently. practice performing with at least one of the essential balls is the basis of ball playing skills instruction; when children can perform the practice with one ball, other essential balls will be used to increase skills in that practice. at the end of fifth week, Peabody, Vineland tests and questionnaire for evaluation of treatment of autism as posttests are administered.