Effectiveness of Floortime/DIR Program on Autism Symptoms of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders
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Mahshid Mosadegh zade
1
,
قاسم Norozy
2
*
,
Mohammad Ashori
3
1 - Master of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran.
2 - دانشگاه شفلید انگلستان
3 - Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of People with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan, Isfahan, Iran
Keywords: autism symptoms, childs with autism spectrum disorders, floortime,
Abstract :
The present study was conducted with the aim of investigating the effectiveness of the Floortime program on autism symptoms in children with autism spectrum disorders. The research method was quasi-experimental with a pre and post-test design with a control group. The statistical population included children with autism spectrum disorders in Isfahan autism centers. The research sample included 26 children with autism aged 4 to 6 years old who were selected using the convenience sampling method and were, then, randomly assigned to an experimental and a control group (13 participants per group). The intervention was implemented in 12 sessions of 45 minutes for the experimental group, while the control group did not receive this training. The instrument used in this research was Gilliam's Autism Rating Scale-3rd Edition (Gars 3). The research data were analyzed using the statistical method of univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance in SPSS statistical software. The results showed that the Floor time program had a significant effect on the autism symptoms of children with autism spectrum disorders (P<0.001) and the effect size was 0.773.
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