EFFECTIVENESS OF VIRTUAL AND AUGMENTED REALITY-BASED INTERVENTIONS COMPARED WITH CONVENTIONAL PHYSIOTHERAPY FOR IMPROVING SENSORIMOTOR SKILLS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: A PILOT RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL
In children with ASD, VR and AR-based training was more successful than traditional physiotherapy in enhancing sensorimotor skills, adaptive functioning, exercise tolerance, and stress-related biomarkers, lending credence to the application of immersive technologies in pediatric neurorehabilitation.