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May 20-21, 2019 | Rome, Italy

Journal Clinical Psychiatry and Cognitive Psychology | Volume 3

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Psychiatry 2019

PSYCHIATRY AND

PSYCHOLOGICAL DISORDERS

International Conference on

SUMMER CAMP FOR CHILDRENWITH ASD AND PARENTS PERCEPTION OF CHANGES IN

PSYCHO-SOCIAL SKILLS

Alberto Cei

, Bruno Ruscello

and

Daniela Sepio

San Raffaele Roma Open University, Italy

University Tor Vergata, Italy

ASD Calcio Integrato, Italy

he study examined in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) their psychosocial behaviors pre/post

a summer sports camp of two intensive weeks in term of time (5 hours per day) and multidisciplinary ap-

proach. It’s a part of larger research project,“Soccer Together”, promoted by Roma Cares Foundation, non-profit

organization linked to the broader context of social responsibility and sustainability of AS Roma, Italian profes-

sional soccer club playing in Serie A and the sport organization Academia di Calcio Integrato.“Soccer Together”

pursues the goal to develop with the children and adolescents with intellectual disabilities their wellbeing,

better social interactions with peers/adults and a playful sport involvement through a team sport, like soccer

so popular and loved all over the world by young people. Participants were 29 children (8-13 years) from mild

to severe degrees of ASD. They alternated three activities each day for a time of 75 minutes: Soccer, aquatic

activities and expressive activities. The team leading the camp consisted in coaches, sport psychologists, one

speech-language therapist and one physician. The Adaptive Social Skills Measure (Walker et al. 2010) has been

used to assess the children psychosocial skills in four areas: verbal communication, social interaction, transi-

tions and attention to task. The parents filled the questionnaire pre/post the camp assessing the psychosocial

competences of their children. Results showed the parents perceived significant improvement in children for

all four subscales. The data outlined the relevance to study in a naturalistic context these psychosocial skills in

a short period of training but intensive for number of hours per day and activities practiced.

Alberto Cei et al., J Clin Psychiatry Cog Psychol 2019, Volume 3

Alberto Cei is a Psychologist and Psychotherapist, teaches Sport Psychology and Psychology Applied to Football at the University of

San Raffaele, Motor Science Department, Italy and Psychology at the School of Sport of the Italian Olympic Committee. He attend-

ed at the last six Olympic games working with athlete winners of 12 Olympic medals. He wrote 15 books in sport psychology and

performance development. He is the Editorial Manager of

International Journal of Sport Psychology

and former FEPSAC treasurer.

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