المبادأة كأحد الوظائف التنفيذية وعلاقتها بمهارات التواصل اللغوي لدي الأطفال ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد

Abstract EN

The purpose of the current research is to reveal the relationship between initiating as one of the executive functions and linguistic communication skills, which are represented in (receptive language and expressive language).

To do this the researcher used the following tools: Language Communication Skills Rating Scale, prepared by the researcher, and Executive Functions Rating Scale, prepared by Abdulaziz Al-Shakhs & Hiam Fathi.

(2013).

The research sample consisted of (30) children with autism spectrum disorder, whose ages ranged from (6 - 8) years, with a mean age of (6.53) and a standard deviation of (0.86).

The results of the research revealed that there is a positive correlation between initiating and language communication skills represented in (receptive language and expressive language).