The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) in Developing Communication Skills among Autistic Children in Nablus, Palestine
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PECS, Communication Skills, Effectiveness of Training Program, Nablus, Palestine, Autistic Children.Abstract
The Effectiveness of Training Program Based on Picture Exchange
Communication System (PECS) for Developing Communication Skills of
Autistic Children in Nablus, Palestine.
The purpose of the study is to show the effectiveness of training program
based on behavior modification procedures to develop communication Skills
for autistic children in Palestine. The population of this study consists of
all autistic children in autism centers in Nablus Govenorate, Palestine. The
total number of the sample is of 16 children, 8 males and 8 females. The
researcher used a tool to measure communication skills, both linguistic and
non-linguistic, for autistic children. He proposed to build a training program
for the development of the communication skills of children with autism.
The study results:
The presence of the effectiveness of the training program for developing
communication skills at autistic children between the control group and the
experimental group is for the benefit of members of the experimental group.
There are no statistically significant differences at the level (a ≥ 0,05)
in the effectiveness of the training program for the development of linguistic
communication skills in autistic children due to gender variable.
There are statistically significant differences at the level (a ≥ 0,05)
in the effectiveness of the training program for developing non-linguistic
communication skills in autistic children due to the training program for
members of the experimental group who were exposed to the training program.
There are no statistically significant differences at the level (a ≥ 0,05)
in the effectiveness of the training program for the development of linguistic
communication skills in autistic children due to gender variable.
The researcher recommends that the program should involve other
samples, and to involve other skills
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