. 2020 Mar 17;17(6):1950. doi: 10.3390/ijerph17061950

Table 1.

General features of selected research literature.

Study	Participants		Intervention Program	Physical Activity Intervention			Measuring Tools
Study	Sample Size (n)	Age (years)	Intervention Program	Frequency (weekly)	Time (min)	Duration (week)	Measuring Tools
Movahedi, Bahrami, et al. (2013) [10]	30	5–16	EG: Kata techniques	4	30 (week 1 to week 8)	14	Social Communication subscale of GARS-2
Movahedi, Bahrami, et al. (2013) [10]	30	5–16	CG: No exercise intervention	4	90 (week 9 to week 14)	14	Social Communication subscale of GARS-2
Gabriels, Pan, et al. (2015) [11]	116	6–16	EG: Therapeutic horseback intervention	NR	45	10	BOT-2; PPVT-4; SALT; SRS; VABS-II
Gabriels, Pan, et al. (2015) [11]	116	6–16	CG: Completed a brief artistic project	NR	45	10	BOT-2; PPVT-4; SALT; SRS; VABS-II
Zachor, Vardi, et al. (2017) [12]	51	3–7	EG: Outdoor activities	13	30	13	SRS
Zachor, Vardi, et al. (2017) [12]	51	3–7	CG: No exercise intervention	13	30	13	SRS
Bahrami, Movahedi, et al. (2015) [13]	30	5–16	EG: Karate training	4	30 (week 1 to week 8)	14	Communication subscale of GARS-2
Bahrami, Movahedi, et al. (2015) [13]	30	5–16	CG: No exercise intervention	4	90 (week 9 to week 14)	14	Communication subscale of GARS-2
Yang, Yang, et al. (2016) [14]	80	3–10	EG: Sports game	6	90	24	CARS Scale; ATEC
Yang, Yang, et al. (2016) [14]	80	3–10	CG: Regular education	6	90	24	CARS Scale; ATEC
Wu (2017) [15]	14	4–10	EG: Water sports training	5	90	4	ABC
Wu (2017) [15]	14	4–10	CG: No exercise intervention	5	90	4	ABC
Bahrami, Movahedi, et al. (2012) [16]	30	5–16	EG: Karate training	4	30 (week 1 to week 8)	14	Stereotypy subscale of GARS-2
Bahrami, Movahedi, et al. (2012) [16]	30	5–16	CG: No exercise intervention	4	90 (week 9 to week 14)	14	Stereotypy subscale of GARS-2
Lourenço (2015) [17]	16	4–10	EG: Trampoline training	6	90	24	BOT-2
Lourenço (2015) [17]	16	4–10	CG: No exercise intervention	6	90	24	BOT-2
Pan, Chu, et al. (2016) [18]	22	6–12	EG: Table tennis	2	70	12	BOT-2; WCST
Pan, Chu, et al. (2016) [18]	22	6–12	CG: No intervention	2	70	12	BOT-2; WCST
Sarabzadeh, Azari, et al. (2019) [19]	18	6–12	EG: Tai Chi	3	60	6	MABC-2
Sarabzadeh, Azari, et al. (2019) [19]	18	6–12	CG: No exercise intervention	3	60	6	MABC-2
Zhang, Yang, et al. (2017) [20]	60	3–11	EG: Sports game	7	NR	24	CARS Scale; CBS
Zhang, Yang, et al. (2017) [20]	60	3–11	CG: No exercise intervention	7	NR	24	CARS Scale; CBS
Jiang, Xu, et al. (2018) [21]	25	12–18	EG: Sports activities	3	62	12	ABC
Jiang, Xu, et al. (2018) [21]	25	12–18	CG: No exercise intervention	3	62	12	ABC

EG = experimental group; CG = control group; CARS Scale = Child Autism Rating Scale; ATEC = Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist; CBS = Clancy Behavior Scale; ABC = autism behavior checklist; GARS-2 = Gilliam Autism Rating Scale-Second Edition; BOT-2 = Bruininks–Oseretsky Test, 2nd Ed; PPVT-4 = Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test, 4th Ed; SALT = Systematic Analysis of Language Transcripts; SRS = Social Responsiveness Scale; VABS-II = Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales-II; WCST= Wisconsin Card Sorting Test; BASC = Behavior Assessment System for Children; MABC-2 = Movement Assessment Battery for Children-Second Edition; NR = not reported.