Research progress on improving inhibitory control function in children andadolescents with autism spectrum disorder through exercise intervention

HOU Yaoqi; WANG Yan; DENG Jiaqi; SONG Xiangqin

doi:10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-0037

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Chinese Journal of Child Health Care ›› 2025, Vol. 33 ›› Issue (1) : 92-96. DOI: 10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-0037

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Research progress on improving inhibitory control function in children andadolescents with autism spectrum disorder through exercise intervention

HOU Yaoqi, WANG Yan, DENG Jiaqi, SONG Xiangqin

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This article aims to explore the effect and potential mechanisms of exercise intervention on the inhibitory control function of children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and systematically review experimental studies on the effect of exercise intervention on the inhibitory control function of children and adolescents with ASD in recent years. Research has shown that exercise intervention can significantly improve the inhibitory control ability of children and adolescents with ASD, and the forms of exercise intervention are diverse, ranging from traditional martial arts to ball games, as well as emerging methods combining virtual reality technology. Exercise intervention can promote physiological changes in the brain by improving cardiovascular function, reshaping brain structure, altering cerebral blood flow, and increasing neurotrophic factor concentration, thereby enhancing inhibitory control ability.

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autism spectrum disorder / exercise intervention / inhibition / executive function / adolescents / children

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HOU Yaoqi, WANG Yan, DENG Jiaqi, SONG Xiangqin. Research progress on improving inhibitory control function in children andadolescents with autism spectrum disorder through exercise intervention[J]. Chinese Journal of Child Health Care. 2025, 33(1): 92-96 https://doi.org/10.11852/zgetbjzz2024-0037

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