Motor skills influence social function through health-related fitness in children with autism: a cross-sectional study
Health-related physical fitness, especially muscular strength and flexibility, appears to be a key mechanism linking motor skill proficiency to social functioning in children with ASD. Interventions that integrate strength and mobility training with motor-skill practice may enhance social outcomes in this population.
Authors
- Hui Shen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6667-9744)
- Shuqi Jia
- Zhenyu Zhang
- Qiang Wang
- Mengsi Chen
- Zehui He
- Zixuan Zou
Institutions
- English Institute of Sport (GB)
- Shanghai Lixin University of Accounting and Finance (CN)
- Nanjing Normal University (CN)
- Shanghai University of Sport (CN)
- Xi'an Physical Education University (CN)
- Anhui University of Technology (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Public Health
- Published
- 2026-02-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2026.1758323
- Primary Topic
- Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00