THE EFFECTIVENESS OF A PROGRAM BASED ON SYMBOLIC COMMUNICATION IN IMPROVING NON-VERBAL COMMUNICATION SKILLS AMONG INDIVIDUALS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER IN JORDAN

Dr. Hadeel Abdullah AlShawabkah
Dr. Rami Habes Alrawashdeh

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: The study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a program based on symbolic communication in improving nonverbal communication skills among individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jordan. The study sample consisted of (30) children with autism spectrum disorder between the ages of (3-7) years, at the Jordanian Center for Autism in Amman. To achieve the goal of the study, the scale of non-verbal communication skills prepared by the researchers was built, and the training program was built and the honesty and stability of them were verified The results of the study showed that there were statistically significant differences between the average scores of the members of the experimental group and the average scores of the members of the control group on the scale of estimating non-verbal communication skills in the dimensional measurement in favor of the members of the experimental group. The study ended with recommendations relevant to the results.

Keywords:

: Program Based on Symbolic Communication, Nonverbal Communication Skills, Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder Who Have an Intellectual Disability, Jordan.


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