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Participation in physical activity among adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

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Project information

Project status

In progress 2015 - 2023

Contact

Lars-Olov Lundqvist

Research subject

The main purpose of this research is to investigate participation in physical activity among adolescents with autism. The aims of the fours studies are: 1) to investigate how adolescents with autism experience participation in physical activity, 2) to investigate how parents of adolescents with autism experience the need for support when promoting participation in physical activity, 3) to investigate experiences of stakeholder collaboration in the promotion of physical activity for adolescents with autism and 4) to test feasibility of Q-sort to map  individual-specific conditions for participation in physical activity among adolescents with autism. 

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