المهارات الاجتماعية و علاقتها بالسلوك النمطي لدى أطفال طيف التوحد في مدينة نجران

الملخص EN

The study aimed to identify social skills and their relationship to stereotypical behavior among children on the autism spectrum in the city of Najran.

the researcher used the descriptive (correlative) approach.

the study sample consisted of (a random sample) of (72) children of the autism spectrum in the primary stage in the city of Najran in the classroom.

the second 1442-1443 ah, and the results of the study showed that the level of social skills among autistic children in the city of Najran is average with a relative weight of 39%.

the results also showed that the level of severity of stereotypical behaviors among autistic children in the city of Najran is low with a relative weight of (50.80%).

the results also showed a correlation relationship between social skills and stereotypical behaviors as a whole (severity and frequency), the correlation coefficient was (-0.410), which means that it is a medium inverse correlation.

the study recommended preparing training programs for parents about dealing with autistic children, and integrating autistic children with different educational and recreational environments, as well as the family recommended providing toys with colors and movements to develop different skills for children on the autism spectrum.