Exercise & Movement EXM 

In addition to physical fitness, exercise also can be used as an intervention for learners with ASD to increase desired behaviours, such as academic engagement, time on task, correct responding, and task completion. Exercise can decrease inappropriate behaviours, such as aggression, self-injury, self-stimulatory/stereotypic behaviours, and time off task.

Exercise & Movement as an evidence-based practice

• It's the physical activity in which we engage in order to achieve a healthier level of physical fitness
• It's a potential antecedent intervention for learners with ASD to increase desired behaviours and decrease inappropriate behaviours

✓  Why Use?

• Learners with ASD often have lower levels of physical activity than their typically developing peers; exercise can improve physical fitness and may also create opportunities for interactions with peers
• Exercise is used as an antecedent intervention to increase some desired behaviours and to decrease some inappropriate behaviours 

✓ Outcomes

• The evidence-base for ECE supports the use of this practice to address the outcomes: Behaviour, School-Readiness, Motor, Academic Skills

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Who is this training for
✓ For families of children and adults affected with ASD, Speech Delay, related conditions and awaiting the assessment
✓ For teachers from pre-school, primary and post-primary school who work with children and adults with special educational needs
✓ For special needs assistants
✓ For all involved in the care and support of children and adults with ASD and related conditions.

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