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The Effect of Boldness Program on Increasing the Level of Non-verbal Communication Skills of Autism Children

Received: 11 June 2021     Accepted: 12 July 2021     Published: 28 July 2021
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The aim of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of group assertiveness program on increasing the level of social skills of autism spectrum disorders children. Using the social skills questionnaire (Ahmadi et al. 1997), children whose communication skills score was less than 100 were identified. These individuals were selected as a sample and then randomly divided into experimental and control groups. The statistical sample of this study included 30 autism children who were randomly selected. The experimental and control groups were divided into two groups of 15 people. Then, the group training program was taught to the experimental group in 10 sessions. After this training, social skills tests were performed on both groups. Finally, Data were Analise. According to the results, The experimental group is children who were trained in a daring program; They performed better than the control group in the non-verbal communication skills test. That is, the group assertiveness program was effective in enhancing the nonverbal communication skills of children on the autism spectrum. Generally. General education, formal adult education, tutoring and various educational materials that should be provided to them by various centers. Some forms of exercise-behavior are often used in the training of courage and ascension.

Published in International Journal of Education, Culture and Society (Volume 6, Issue 4)
DOI 10.11648/j.ijecs.20210604.15
Page(s) 129-137
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Keywords

Boldness Program, Non-verbal Communication Skills, Exceptional Children

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  • Curriculum Planning, Farhangian University, Tehran, Iran

  • Imam Javad Institute of Higher Education, Yazd, Iran

  • General Psychology, Faculty of Psychology, Payame Noor University, Shiraz, Iran

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