تقييم مستوى شدة الاضطراب لدى أطفال طيف التوحد وفقا لمستويات الحاجة إلى الدعم في الأردن

Abstract EN

This study aimed to detect the assessment of the level of severity of disorder in children with autism spectrum according to the need for support level in Jordan.

To achieve the study objectives, a measure was constructed contained two dimensions: the communication and interaction social, and restrictive and repetitive behaviors, it consisted of (49) items.

The significance of validity and reliability were verified.

The study sample consisted of (150) male and female students with autism spectrum disorder in Amman city.

The study results indicate that there are differences in percentages at all levels in the social communication and restricted and repetitive behaviors dimensions, in favor of the third level.

The study results indicated that there were no statistically significant differences in the social communication dimension according to the gender variable, and there were statistically significant differences in the restricted and repetitive behaviors dimension according to gender variable, in favor of the males.

The study results also showed that there were statistically significant differences according to age in both of dimensions, in favor of the age group 5 years and above.