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Table 1.

Summary of Studies Identified Through Systematic Review

Authors	Year of publication	Participants	Focus	Findings
Elliott et al.²⁹	1994	6 (within-participant design)	Effects of exercise on behavior	Improvement in “maladaptive and stereotypic behaviors” after vigorous exercise. No significant findings for motor training.
García-Villamisar and Dattilo³¹	2010	71 Intervention group: 37 Wait-list control: 34	Effects of leisure program on quality of life and stress	Statistically significant improvements in stress, quality of life, empowerment-independence and social belonging-community integration.
García-Villamisar et al.³⁰	2017	46 Intervention group: 26 Wait-list control: 18	Effects of walking intervention on balance, gait, stress, and well-being	Statistically significant improvements in gait, balance, and personal well-being (not significant for stress).
LaLonde et al.³⁴	2014	5	Increasing physical activity using goal setting and rewards	Increased with intervention, decreased when intervention was removed, increased again with return to intervention.
Mateos-Moreno and Atencia-Doña³²	2013	16 Intervention group: 8 Control: 8	Effects of dance/movement and music therapy on behavior	Improvements in interaction, imitation, emotion, instinct, and regulation. No significant findings for attention, perception, association, intention, muscle tone, motility, contact, or communication regulation.
Savage et al.³³	2018	3	Comparison of in-person and technology-delivered praise to increase physical activity	Interventions increased the number of laps. Technology users were able to maintain the increase when the intervention was reduced.