Dance can be an entertaining experience that offers multiple benefits for those who participate. Unlike typically developing populations, studies examining benefits of recreational dance for individuals with neurodevelopmental disorders are limited. In this review, we conducted a literature search, where “dance” was cross‐listed with all neurodevelopmental disorders across five databases, yielding 19 articles. Twelve studies involved children and youth with neurodevelopmental disorders aged 3–19 years, two studies included both adolescents and adults aged 14–22 years, and five studies included adults aged 20–65 years. Given the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis in enhancing skill development, it is encouraging that eight studies explicitly identified behavioral components. Results suggest potential benefits of recreational dance across studies using self‐report and objective measures, but limited research with sound methodology exists. There is a need for controlled research with measurable outcomes to evaluate programs tailored to these populations to improve core challenges and secondary outcomes such as quality of life.

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娱乐性舞蹈和行为分析对神经发育障碍患者的益处：文献综述

舞蹈可以是一种娱乐性的体验，可以为参加者提供多种好处。与典型的发展中人群不同，研究娱乐性舞蹈对神经发育障碍患者的益处的研究非常有限。在这篇综述中，我们进行了文献搜索，其中“舞蹈”与五个数据库中的所有神经发育障碍交叉列出，产生了19篇文章。十二项研究涉及3至19岁的患有神经发育障碍的儿童和青年，两项研究包括青少年和14至22岁的成年人，五项研究包括20至65岁的成年人。鉴于应用行为分析在增强技能发展方面的有效性，令人鼓舞的是，八项研究明确了行为成分。结果表明，使用自我报告和客观测量方法进行跨学科研究可能会带来休闲舞蹈的潜在好处，但采用合理方法进行的研究有限。需要进行可衡量成果的对照研究，以评估针对这些人群的方案，以改善核心挑战和次要成果，例如生活质量。