International Journal of Management and Development Studies
  • Year: 2018
  • Volume: 7
  • Issue: 2

The fundamental movement skills (FMS) of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and typical development (TD) children using the test of gross motor development (TGMD-2) in Penang, Malaysia

  • Author:
  • Nur Amalina Samsudin1,, Aznan Che Ahmad2
  • Total Page Count: 10
  • Page Number: 8 to 17

1Special Education and Private Education Sector, Pulau Pinang Education Department, Bukit Gambir, Pulau, Pinang, Malaysia

2School of Educational Studies, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Pulau, Pinang, Malaysia

*Corresponding author: Nur Amalina Samsudin can be contacted at: salizawati6873@gmail.com

Online published on 4 June, 2019.

Abstract

This study examined the fundamental movement skills (FMS) of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and Typical Developmental (TD) children in few Special Education schools of Penang State, Malaysia. Ten ASD children and 10 TD children aged from 7 to 10 participated in the study. Test of Gross Motor Development (TGMD-2) was used to measure the FMS. ANCOVA test showed the overall gross motor skills of ASD children were significantly lower than the TD group. The ASD children were considerably delayed in their FMS. Independent t-test on the overhand Throw skill yielded similar results. Simplified yet effective instructions should be applied according to the functional level of the learners.

Keywords

Gross Motor Skills, Focus of attention, Autistic Spectrum Disorder, Petanque