Video games may improve posture in autistic kids

Children who suffer from autism often have difficulty in maintaining a normal posture and position. But video games might help these children and enable them to improve their balance.

Autism is a lifelong neuro-developmental disorder characterized by impaired social interaction, impaired verbal and non-verbal communication and restricted and repetitive behaviour.

The study, stated that video games, which are devised with action-based games involving quick movements and graphics with ninja poses help autistic kids to improve their postural stability and impaired daily activities.

“We think this video game-based training could be a unique way to help individuals with autism who have challenges with their balance address these issues,” said an Assistant Professor.

The researchers reviewed participants affected with autism spectrum disorder, aged between 7 and 17 years to study the effects of balance training.

The researchers used a gaming system with a  camera and a  balance board connected to software.

The results showed that the study participants made significant improvements in not only their in-game poses but also their balance and posture outside of the game environment.

The participants could see themselves on the screen doing different ninja poses and postures while playing the video games.

Previous studies have shown that playing video games also helped in rehabilitating stroke patients.

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Stress may cause gastrointestinal issues in autistic kids

Stress may cause kids with autism to develop gastrointestinal issues, according to a new study that may pave the way for therapies to treat the condition. 

"We know that it is common for individuals with autism to have a more intense reaction to stress and some of these patients seem to experience frequent constipation, abdominal pain or other gastrointestinal issues," said David Beversdorf, associate professor from the University of Missouri in the US. 

"To better understand why, we looked for a relationship between gastrointestinal symptoms and the immune markers responsible for stress response," said Beversdorf. 

"We found a relationship between increased cortisol response to stress and these symptoms," he said. 

Cortisol is a hormone released by the body in times of stress and one of its functions is to prevent the release of substances in the body that cause inflammation. 

These inflammatory substances - known as cytokines - have been associated with autism, gastrointestinal issues and stress. 

Researchers studied 120 individuals with autism who were treated at MU and Vanderbilt University in the US. 

The individuals parents completed a questionnaire to assess their childrens gastrointestinal symptoms, resulting in 51 patients with symptoms and 69 without gastrointestinal symptoms. 

To elicit a stress response, individuals took a 30-second stress test. Cortisol samples were gathered through participants saliva before and after the test. 

The researchers found that the individuals with gastrointestinal symptoms had greater cortisol in response to the stress than the participants without gastrointestinal symptoms. 

"When treating a patient with autism who has constipation and other lower gastrointestinal issues, physicians may give them a laxative to address these issues," said Beversdorf. 

"Our findings suggest there may be a subset of patients for which there may be other contributing factors," he said.

"More research is needed, but anxiety and stress reactivity may be an important factor when treating these patients," Beversdorf added.
The study appears in the journal Brain, Behaviour, and Immunity.

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