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Autism spectrum disorders (ASD; autism) are a group of early-onset pervasive developmental disorders characterized by impairments in social interaction and communication and a restricted repertoire of activity and interests . In recent years, the incidence of autism has been on the rise. According to the latest report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2023, the incidence of autism spectrum disorders in 8-year-old children in the United States is 1 in 36, which is higher than the 1 in 44 reported by the same institution in 2021. The results of an epidemiological survey in China show that the national prevalence of autism spectrum disorders is 0.70% . At present, there are more than 13 million people with autism in China. Autism has become a neurodevelopmental disorder that cannot be ignored worldwide. In October 2014, the National Center for Professional Development in ASD in the United States published the “Report on Scientifically Based Intervention Methods for Children, Adolescents and Young Adults with Autism,” which proposed methods such as Exercise (movement method) and pointed out that strengthening physical education can help some children reduce problem behaviors or increase appropriate behaviors, alleviate the symptoms of children with ASD, and ultimately achieve the goal of enhancing the motor ability of children with ASD and improving the brain development of children with ASD . Although exercise intervention has not been used as a routine intervention for children with ASD in the field of psychological research, over the years, a large number of studies from kinesiology, physiology and neuroscience have confirmed that exercise intervention is an easily controlled, easy to implement, low-cost and effective intervention method.