Adapted Judo for Children With Autistic Spectrum Disorders

The project is aligned with one of the overall: To promote social inclusion and equal opportunities, encouraging participation in sport and physical activity. With this goal in mind, the following specific objectives for this project were established: 1. To develop an adapted judo programme for children with ASD. 2. To demonstrate the impact of the participation in adapted judo on the quality of life of people with ASD. 3. To validate instruments for use among the population with ASD. 4. To establish a set of coherent pedagogical principles that can be applied throughout the EU to ensure the effectiveness of adapted judo programmes for children with ASD. 5. To establish a coherent set of pedagogical principles to promote good habits in the participation in judo by children with ASD. 6. To consolidate and disseminate a systematic approach to adapted judo participation and competition for people with ASD around the EU. Our hypothesis is that the participants will show improved behaviour after the adapted judo intervention