فاعلية برنامج الأنشطة اللاصفية في تحسين التفاعل الاجتماعي لدى الأطفال ذوي اضطراب طيف التوحد

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The purpose of this study was This study aims to establish a training program based on extra-curricular activities in three definite fields; including the sportive activity ; the artistic activity ; and the cultural activity.

Moreover, the study investigates the effectiveness of the proposed program to Improve the Social Interactions in children with autism spectrum disorder enrolled in the integrate classes in general education schools.

The sample used in this study is ten students, (8-12) years old, with autism spectrum disorder.

The researcher adopted the quasi-experimental approach based on experimental and control groups using pre, post, and development measurements.

These groups were randomly divided into two homogenous groups: the experimental and the control.

The social interaction measurement were adjusted and used to suit autistics at al-Ahsa governorate (Awad and el-Balawy, 2012) in addition to the extra-curricular activity program, prepared by the researcher.

The study shows a statistically significant difference between the experimental group and the control group for the favor of the experimental group in the post- test of the social interaction measurement.

Moreover, the results indicate the consistency of the social interaction skills after a month after the application of the program on the experimental group through the development test.