Start Date
18-6-2025 5:00 PM
End Date
18-6-2025 6:30 PM
Abstract
Introduction Children with intellectual disabilities (ID) often experience motor deficits, including delays in motor skills acquisition (Neto et. Al, 2023). In adults the motor problems persist and the motor difficulties impacting their skills in sports, cognitive, social, and emotional functioning, necessitating therapeutic and rehabilitative interventions in the motor domain to enhance overall independence and quality of life (Bechar and Grosu, 2016). Participation in organized and systematic trampoline programs can improve the motor proficiency, specifically, the coordination, balance, speed, agility and strength (Lourenço, et. al, 2016). Methodology This study aims to understand if motor intervention with trampolines, for 24 weeks influence the motor competence of adults with ID. The study included a total of 20 adults with ID, 10 in the experimental group, and the remaining 10 in the control group. The experimental group is doing motor intervention with trampoline, twice a week, for 50 minutes. The control group is developing the current activities. Motor competence is assessed by the motor competence assessment (MCA), before starting the intervention and after 24 weeks of intervention. Results The study is ongoing and will conclude in early May. After the end, the results will be analyzed and the main conclusions drawn. Conclusions Waiting for the completion of the study.
Recommended Citation
Lourenço, Carla and Pereira, Antonino, "Adults with intellectual disabilities and motor intervention in trampolines" (2025). International Symposium of Adapted Physical Activity and International Symposium on Physical Activity and Visual Impairment and Deafblindness. 53.
https://sword.mtu.ie/isapa/2025/day3/53
Adults with intellectual disabilities and motor intervention in trampolines
Introduction Children with intellectual disabilities (ID) often experience motor deficits, including delays in motor skills acquisition (Neto et. Al, 2023). In adults the motor problems persist and the motor difficulties impacting their skills in sports, cognitive, social, and emotional functioning, necessitating therapeutic and rehabilitative interventions in the motor domain to enhance overall independence and quality of life (Bechar and Grosu, 2016). Participation in organized and systematic trampoline programs can improve the motor proficiency, specifically, the coordination, balance, speed, agility and strength (Lourenço, et. al, 2016). Methodology This study aims to understand if motor intervention with trampolines, for 24 weeks influence the motor competence of adults with ID. The study included a total of 20 adults with ID, 10 in the experimental group, and the remaining 10 in the control group. The experimental group is doing motor intervention with trampoline, twice a week, for 50 minutes. The control group is developing the current activities. Motor competence is assessed by the motor competence assessment (MCA), before starting the intervention and after 24 weeks of intervention. Results The study is ongoing and will conclude in early May. After the end, the results will be analyzed and the main conclusions drawn. Conclusions Waiting for the completion of the study.