A Feasibility Trial for Virtual Administration of the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 for Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders During the COVID-19 Pandemic

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Laura A. Prieto University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA

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Benazir Meera University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA

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Heather Katz University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA

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Luis Columna University of Wisconsin at Madison, Madison, WI, USA

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DOI:
https://doi.org/10.1123/apaq.2021-0183
Keywords:
ASD; assessment/measurement of motor skills; movement skill acquisition; parents’ concern in special education; research methodology
First Published Online:
18 Mar 2022
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Volume 39: Issue 4
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446–455
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The Test of Gross Motor Development-3 is one of the most popular assessment tools in physical education and physical activity settings. It is a valid assessment originally designed to administer in-person, but the virtual administration of the assessment has yet to be deemed feasible. Thus, the purpose of this study was to explore the trial feasibility of virtual data collection using the Test of Gross Motor Development-3 to assess the fundamental motor skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. Most specifically, we report on the design and feasibility of the online assessment process. A total of 22 families of children with autism spectrum disorder participated in the online data collection.

Columna (lcolumna@wisc.edu) is corresponding author, https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3586-3191

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