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

Akram Hafezi,Azam Kedri,Maryam Sadat Fakhimpoor

doi:10.11648/j.ijecs.20210604.15

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Abstract

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.

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Due to the complexity of living conditions, the issue of "social interaction" has received a lot of attention in recent years
The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of boldness program on increasing the level of non-verbal communication skills of exceptional children through action research
Hypothesis 1: Implementing a group assertiveness program is effective on the smile rate of students with autism

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Due to the complexity of living conditions, the issue of "social interaction" has received a lot of attention in recent years. Courage in teaching the appropriate social behaviors to express oneself, express feelings, attitudes teaches a person to express himself in various situations and participate in social relationships, and this increases his self-confidence and self-confidence. Courage means standing up and talking about your personal rights; being able to express your thoughts, feelings and beliefs in a direct, appropriate and honest way. These children avoid looking into the eyes of others (even their parents) They do not even use gestures, gestures and facial expressions to communicate with others, they may not really feel anxious or separated. One of the most important goals in the education of children with autism is social adjustment, establishing useful and effective relationships with others and accepting social responsibilities in skills that are mostly in the field of self-help. Some of which are referred to: Mazloumian et al [5] concluded that high reduction of boldness has an adverse effect on academic performance, job and individual efficiency, and considering the effectiveness of the assertiveness training method in increasing boldness, it is suggested that boldness training as Used a useful and effective method to increase students' audacity

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