Psychomotor clumsiness as a factor affecting the social behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder

Kiriakos Tsodoulos

doi:10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.1.0218

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Psychomotor clumsiness as a factor affecting the social behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder

Kiriakos Tsodoulos ^*

Laboratory of Special and Curative Education, Pedagogical Department of Early Childhood Education, University of Ioannina, Epirus, Greece.

Research Article

Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2025, 24(01), 113-127.

Article DOI: 10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.1.0218

DOI url: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.1.0218

Publication history

Received on 07 May 2025; revised on 13 July 2025; accepted on 15 July 2025

Abstract

Introduction: The concern with the psychomotor clumsiness of children with ASD and the assessment of it by teachers is a result of the lack of relevant research, not only in Greece but more generally. That is, there is no research that examines the different parameters of psychomotor skill as a whole, and this gap is addressed by the present research.

Aim: The investigation of the current psychomotor clumsiness of children with ASD as a factor in their social behavior.

Methodology: The research questionnaire consists of 2 sections. The first section concerns the Motor Control Scale for measuring psychomotor skill (Movement Assessment Battery) and the second the Social Behavior Checklist in Symbolic Play (Sherrill, UVA-ARE). The research sample consists of 153 teachers who were selected using the convenience sample method.

Results: Psychomotor skill affects the social behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Conclusions: The formulation of interventions is proposed in order to enhance the social behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder.

Keywords

Psychomotor Clumsiness; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Social Behavior; Digital Technologies; Rehabilitation

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Kiriakos Tsodoulos. Psychomotor clumsiness as a factor affecting the social behavior of children with autism spectrum disorder. Global Journal of Engineering and Technology Advances, 2025, 24(1), 113-127. Article DOI: https://doi.org/10.30574/gjeta.2025.24.1.0218

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