ممارسة الأنشطة و الاحتياجات المختلفة للراشدين ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد من منظور الأمهات

Abstract EN

The research aims to assess the degree of practicing various daily-life activities by adults with autism spectrum disorder, to identify the actual unmet needs, the differences in needs according to some demographic variables, and to know the most important needs of adults with autism spectrum disorder from mothers’ perspective.

Sample consisted of (49) mothers of adults with autism spectrum disorder of both sexes (males and females).

The mothers’ mean age was (52.8) years with a standard deviation of (4.4).

The mean age of adults was (25.6) years with a standard deviation of (5.1).

The researcher used to collect data questionnaire activities and different needs of adults with autism spectrum disorder.

Research Hypotheses: 1.

Low percentage of adults with autism spectrum disorder practice daily-life activities from mothers’ perspective.

2.

There are statistically significant differences between the actual unmet needs and available needs for adults with autism spectrum disorder from mothers’ perspective.

3.

There are statistically significant differences in needs according to some demographic variables (type - degree of injury) in adults with autism spectrum disorder from mothers’ perspective.

4.

There are more important needs for adults with autism spectrum disorder from mothers’ perspective.

The research concluded that, from mothers’ perspectiveof adult with Autism spectrum disorder, there is a decrease in the performance of adults with autism spectrum disorder for dailylife activities in addition to the statistically significant differences between the actual unmet needs and the available needs and the statistically significant differences in needs according to the degree of injury.

Agitation control and behavioral problems seem to be the most important needs of adults with autism spectrum disorder.