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Scientific discipline
Research methods in sport science

Courses (Peer teaching)
-Research methods in Sport Science
- Developmental Disorders - Teaching Practice in Special Schools
- Physical and Sensory Disabilities - Teaching Practice in Special Schools
-Introduction to Adapted Physical Education
-Growth and Motor Development

Research interests
-Cognitive and motor development in developmental ages.
-Screening motor disorders in infants.
-Developmental disabilities (intellectual disabilities, autism spectrum disorders, developmental coordination disorder, attention deficit and hyperactivity disorder, special learning disorders)- Motor intervention programs.

Degrees
-Bachelor’s degree in Early Childhood Education: Department of Early Childhood Education-University of Athens, 1993
-M.A. in Special Education: Department of Primary Education- University of Athens, 1997
-PhD in Physical Education and Sport: Department of Physical Education and Sport Science- University of Athens, 2008

Indicative Publications

• Skordilis, E.K., Gavriilidis, A., Charitou, S., & Asonitou, K. (2003). Comparison of sport achievement orientation of male professional, amateur, and wheelchair basketball athletes. Perceptual and Motor Skills, 97, 483-490.
• Asonitou, K., Koutsouki, D. & Charitou, S. (2010). Motor skills and cognitive abilities as a precursor of academic performance in children with and without DDCD. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 5, 1702- 1707.
• Charitou, S., Asonitou, K. & Koutsouki, D. (2010). Prediction of infant’s motor development. Procedia Social and Behavioral Sciences, 9, 456- 461.
• Asonitou, K., Koutsouki, D. & Charitou, S. (2010). Motor skills and cognitive abilities as a precursor of academic performance in children with and without DDCD. Research in Developmental Disabilities, 33, 996- 1005