Friedreich's Ataxia: dance and somatic education a case report

This research aims to determine the effects of a dance program in dialogue with somatic education in psychomotor aspects in a subject with Friedreich ataxia. We used the research method intra-subject BAB design, were phase "B" comprises the treatment phase through interventions with stimuli, and "A" the stimuli are removed. We performed a dance program with 24 interventions on a subject with Friedreich Ataxia, and assessed pre- and post-program through the Monitoring Instrument Learning in Educational Dance. The results showed that the dance program with somatic education can improve the analyzed skills: getting up, sitting, shifting feet, shifting the ground, sitting position, body image, movement rhythm, and fluency movement.(AU)

Avaliação das Habilidades Sociais de Crianças com Deficiência Intelectual sob a Perspectiva dos Professores1 / Social Skills Evaluation of Children with Intellectual Disabilities from their Teachers' Perspective

RESUMO: o objetivo do presente estudo foi avaliar as habilidades sociais de alunos com deficiência intelectual, antes e após um programa de Educação Física, sob a perspectiva dos professores. Desenvolveu-se sob abordagem quantitativa, com delineamento quase-experimental. A amostra foi composta por sete crianças com idade entre sete e 14 anos (M=10; DP=2.61) e três professores com idade entre 24 e 45 anos (M=37.67; DP=12.34). Os participantes foram avaliados pelos respectivos professores, por meio do instrumento Sistema de Avaliação das Habilidades Sociais (SSRS-BR), aplicado antes e após um programa de intervenção em Educação Física. O programa foi composto por 24 sessões, com duração de 40 minutos cada, durante dois meses. As informações obtidas por meio do SSRS-BR foram analisadas quantitativamente pelo Método JT. Dos sete participantes, cinco obtiveram mudança positiva confiável nas habilidades sociais após o programa de Educação Física. A categoria social mais influenciada foi a responsabilidade, sendo que houve uma mudança positiva nas habilidades sociais globais. Conclui-se que após o programa de Educação Física as crianças com deficiência intelectual obtiveram um aumento no escore global das habilidades sociais.

ABSTRACT: The aim of this study was to evaluate the social skills of students with intellectual disabilities, before and after a Physical Education program, from the teachers' perspective. Under a quantitative approach, a research with quasi-experimental design was developed. The sample consisted of seven children aged between seven and 14 years (M=10, SD=2.61) and three teachers aged between 24 and 45 years (M=37.67, SD=12.34). Participants were evaluated by these teachers through the instrument System Evaluation of Social Skills (SSRS-BR), applied before and after an intervention program in Physical Education. The program consisted of 24 sessions lasting 40 minutes each, during two months. Information obtained through the SSRS- BR was analyzed quantitatively by JT method. Five out of the seven participants obtained reliable positive change in social skills after the physical education program. The most influenced social class was responsibility, and there was a positive change in overall social skills. It was concluded that after attending the Physical Education program, children with intellectual disabilities obtained an increase in the overall score of social skills.