Effect of playing in water of Autistic children on their mothers’ stress

Effect of playing in water of Autistic children on their mothers’ stress


Introduction: - Aim: The developmental disorder known as autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects children and their families greatly, particularly moms who often deal with great degrees of stress. This research looks at how stress levels of moms of children with autism change with aquatic play treatments.
Children with autism have particular caring needs as they suffer with speech, social interaction, and motor ability impairments.
Concentrate on mothers: Parental well-being as well as child development might suffer from maternal stress.
Aquatic activities provide a creative solution for therapeutic advantages that support mental and physical well-being.

Investigational Objectives
Look into how an 8-week water play program could reduce mother stress.
2. Recognize how organized aquatic interventions could help families raising ASD children.

techniques
26 moms of autistic girls (ages 6–12 years) are the participants.
split in two groups:
Children engaged in organised aquatic play belonged to an experimental group.
No intervention forms the control group.
Diagnosed ASD; high-functioning; without any significant comorbidities.

Second intervention:
Eight weeks, three sessions a week constitute the duration.
Walking and moving under direction in water.
Group activities with rings, balls, and floating tools.
Activities aiming at enhancing social interaction, coordination, and balance.

3. Data acquisition:
Assessments Pre- and Post-Intervention:
Measured mother stress levels, the Parenting Stress Index (PSI)
Wechsler and GARS exams evaluated children's cognitive and motor skills.

Two independent sample t-tests as well as mixed ANOVA (2×2) with repeated measurements include statistical analysis.
Effects
Key conclusions:
Not much mother stress decreased after intervention (p > 0.05).
Though findings were not statistically significant, mothers in the experimental group claimed minor changes.

2. Insight: The degree of children's ASD symptoms probably outweighed the advantages of brief intervention.
For: Longer treatments for meaningful stress reduction may be necessary for women facing ongoing psychological difficulties.

While water play might help children with autism, its immediate effect on lowering mother stress is less evident.
A - Emotional and psychological weight combined with caring responsibilities calls on parents to have thorough support networks.

Longer treatments and combination therapeutic approaches—that is, counseling and group support—have past evidence showing they improve mother outcomes.

Two limitations include a small sample size and a brief intervention period.
Exclusion of factors like socioeconomic level and familial support.
In conclusion, aquatic play for children with autism shows potential as part of a larger approach but needs constant execution to provide significant reduction of mother stress.
For: Future research should take into account multifarious treatments targeting parent and kid needs.
Deeper insights may come from longer program times and bigger sample sets.

infographic summary
Participants: 26 moms with children between the ages of 6 and 12.
Experimental versus control group analysis.
Pre- and post-intervention stress levels:
- PSI score visual depiction.
3. Highlights of Activity: - Important aquatic workouts with therapeutic purposes.

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