The Effectiveness of Group Interpersonal Synchrony in Young Autistic Adults' Work Environment

"The instructors and the participants will form a circle facing each other while doing the physical exercises. To facilitate interpersonal synchrony, the participants will be instructed to do the same physical exercises (spatial synchrony) together at the same pace (rhythmic synchrony). Each session will consist of four parts:~1. Warm-up (10 minutes)~2. Social Game (10 minutes)~3. Main training (30 minutes): Each session will contain two sets, each consisting of seven fixed exercises with a resting period of 10-15 seconds between each. Each exercise will be performed at one of three different paces: Slow - one movement cycle per 2 seconds, Medium - one movement cycle per 1 second and Fast - two movement cycles per 1 second.~4. Cool-down (10 minutes)"

The participants will do the same physical exercises as the participants in the synchronous group but in the form of circuit training with seven stations. The circuit training will require the participants to do a different physical exercise at a different pace at each station. A detailed description of the exercises will be provided for each station. The instructors will demonstrate all the exercises before the beginning of training. The participants will be instructed to do the exercise for a set period of time, the same duration used in the synchronous group. The circuit training stations will be in the form of a circle but will be set up so that the participants do not to face each other when doing the exercises to prevent spontaneous synchronization. Each session will consist of four parts, the same as in the synchronous intervention.