Summary of the Systematic ReviewARTICLE CITATIONThe Effect of Therapeutic horseback riding on sensory processing of Children with AutismAl-Shirawi M, Al-zayer R. European Scientific Journal (2018) ARTICLE DETAILSDescriptionCross-sectional quasi- experimental research design was carried out to examine whether the delivering series of therapeutic horseback riding intervention resulted in an enhancement of sensory characteristics required for effective sensory possessing in children with autism for the experimental group compared to the control group. The participants of this study were 16 children with autism recruited from Al-Wafaa Center for Autism Related Disabilities in Bhrain. It was hypothesized that children with autism provided with Therapeutic Horseback riding in a natural setting (n= 8) would exhibit improvement in sensory processing compared to children who did not get the treatment (n= 8) following an 8- consecutive weeks of therapeutic horseback riding activity. ProfessionOccupational Therapist LocationKingdom of Bahrain Intervention TerminologyTherapeutic horseback riding Study DesignCross sectional quasi-experimental Sample16 children Age/Population6-10 years Assessment/ Outcome measure toolsSensory Profile Result CategorySensory processing Dosage/Description of Intervention4x wk x8 wks, 60 min |