فعالية برنامج معرفي سلوكي لتحسين بعض الوظائف التنفيذية وخفض بعض السلوكيات النمطية لدى عينة من الأطفال ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد

Abstract EN

The research aims to verify the effectiveness of a training program to improve executive functions in a sample of children with autism and reduce some of their stereotypical behaviors.

the research was conducted on a sample of children with autism spectrum disorder, numbering (6) children who were selected from those enrolled in the Ma’ak center for special needs.

their ages ranged between (6:8) years, with a mean time of (7.49) and a standard deviation of (0.827), with degrees of intelligence ranging from (75 to 85) on the Stanford-Binet scale.

the following research tools were applied: the executive function assessment scale for normal children and people with special needs prepared by: Fatima Ali al-Rifai (2016), and the repetitive and restricted behavior scale prepared by: Bourreau et al (2009) and Arabization: Mr.

Kamel el-Sherbiny and the Gilliam scale for diagnosing autism disorder, prepared by: Muhammad al-Sayed Abdel-Rahman and Mona Khalifa Ali (2004), the Stanford Binet intelligence scale: fifth edition, prepared by: Safwat Faraj (2010), and the socioeconomic level scale for the family, prepared by Abdul Aziz al-Shaq (2013), and the training program: prepared by the researcher, and the results of the research concluded to the effectiveness of the cognitive program in improving the executive functions of a sample of children with autism and reducing the severity of their stereotypical behavior, and the continuation of effectiveness in the follow-up period.