فعالية برنامج تدريبي قائم على بعض استراتيجيات التكامل الحسي لتحسين التواصل البصري لدى عينة من أطفال التوحد

Abstract EN

The current study aimed to improve visual communication among a sample of autistic children by using some sensory integration strategies, the quasi-experimental approach was used, and the study sample consisted of 10 male children with (visual sensory impairment), and they were divided equally into two groups, one of them experimental and the other controllers were deliberately selected from centers for people with special needs, and their ages ranged from (4-6) years, and the equivalence of the sample was verified by appropriate statistical methods, the study used the following psychometric tools, socio-educational level form (prepared by Fayza Youssef Abdel Majid), visual communication scale (prepared by the researcher), the program based on sensory integration strategies (prepared by the researcher).

the results showed that there were statistically significant differences at the level of significance 0.01, between the average ranks of the children in the experimental group before applying the program and the average ranks of the children for the same group after applying the program on all dimensions of the visual communication scale for autistic children and the total score of the socket, in favor of the experimental group after the application of the program, which means that the scores of the children of the experimental group improved after being exposed to the program sessions, and this confirms the effectiveness of the program in improving visual communication among autistic children.

the study recommended the following : increasing interest in sensory sessions for autistic children, pay attention and focus on the sense of sight because of its great role in children's acquisition of many sensory and life skills.