فاعلية برنامج تدريبي للحد من اضطراب التكامل الحسي للطفل التوحدي

الملخص EN

Autism is a developmental disorder characterized by communication difficulties, behavioral problems, and difficulties in social interaction.

Autism can be accompanied by sensory integration disorder, as child faces difficulties in translating the impulses from the environment, so the environment becomes a source of stress.

Sensory processing disorder (SPD) describes the difficulty that affects the nervous system in some people in the integration of sensory information and its usage.

it may exist alone or with other neurological or psychological disorders, as sensory processing disorder (SPD) is a disorder due to the immaturity of the development of the nervous system and its presence coincides with other disorders such as autism, developmental retardation, attention deficit disorder, hyperactivity disorder, learning difficulties and other disorders.

The results of the studies have shown that children with autism may have this disorder accompanied by sensory integration disorder, where children have difficulty translating the stimuli and information they receive from the surrounding environment and the environment becomes a source of tension and anxiety because they cannot understand and predict what is happening around them.

It becomes an insecure place where they feel the internal conflict and tension, which is reflected in their behavior, they respond with severe and inappropriate responses to reality, it is difficult for their parents and those who deal with them to interpret and try to alleviate them, which hinders the ease of communication with them.

Aim: Evaluating the effect of training program to reduce sensory integration disorder for children with autism.

Methodology: the study included 50 children with autism and suffering from sensory integration disorder at different age groups, every child received mental assessment to assess the degree of autism, and sensory development, then received individual sensory integration sessions Results: There’s a highly statistical significance difference before and after implementation of sensory integration program.

Conclusion: Training program has positive effect in reducing sensory integration disorder for children with autism.