Table 1 Integration of intervention class programs.

From: The effects of an integrated sports and arts intervention on response joint attention (RJA) eye-movement characteristics in children with mild autism

Intervention part

Activities

Activity objectives

Timing organization

Preliminary part

Basketball lessons: running with the ball, static/dynamic stretching, sports trivia games

Drawing Lesson: Sensory Warm-Up

Stimulates interest, improves concentration, and helps focus tasks

10 min

Fundamental part

Basketball lessons: in-place right and left hand dribbling, in-place switching hand dribbling, one-handed v-dribbling, rope ladder footwork exercises, agility ball exercises

Drawing lessons: simple line imitation drawing, independent drawing and prompting the teacher when asked to complete it

Enhance children’s ability to respond to target cues, improve expressive skills, and actively attract the attention of others

40 min

1–3 weeks

(Basic intervention period)

4–8 weeks

(Advanced intervention period)

Basketball lessons: review, marching dribble (straight/curve), shooting in place under the basket, elbow/knee support, full-court slide, forward/backward crossover step

Painting class: sketch copying, oil painting doodling

9–12 weeks

(Integration intervention period)

Basketball lessons: review, marching forward change of direction, multiple two-handed chest passes, 1V1, 3V3 games

Drawing lessons: designing basketball team logos, basketball doodles

End part

Basketball lessons: organizing activities: relaxing muscles, stretching exercises

Painting class: displaying paintings and exchanging details of paintings

Reinforce teamwork, improve interaction and collaboration skills, and consolidate social skills after task completion

10 min