The Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Program in Developing Daily Life Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Authors

  • Nojood O. Al-Abayat Researcher at the Faculty of Educational Sciences An-Najah National University
  • Mohammed A. Shaheen Professor of Psychological and Educational Counseling Faculty of Graduate Studies and Scientific Research Al-Quds Open University - Palestine

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.55074/hesj.vi47.1434

Keywords:

Therapeutic program, life skills, autism spectrum disorder

Abstract

The current study aimed to find out the effectiveness of the therapeutic program in the development of daily life skills for children with autism spectrum disorder, using the semi-experimental approach through the design of the experimental and control groups, and the application of the therapeutic program consisting of (16) sessions, three sessions per week, the program lasted for two months, and the duration of each training session from (50- 55) minutes, to a sample of (10) children of autism spectrum disorder, ranging in age from (6-9) years, selected by the intentional method, and randomly distributed into two groups: an experimental group of (5) children, and a control group of (5) children. The results showed that there are differences between the average scores of the control group and the experimental group scores in the dimensional test on the daily life skills scale in favor of the experimental group, and there are differences between the two pre-measurements of the experimental group members after the application of the therapeutic program, in favor of the dimensional measurement, which indicates the effectiveness of the applied therapeutic program in the development of daily life skills for children with autism spectrum disorder; the impact size of the program was (82.5%), and also showed that there are no differences between the averages of the dimensional test and the follow-up test on the daily life skills scale, which indicates that the continuity of the effect of the program after two months after the end of the application The program. The study recommended the application of the treatment program to children with autism spectrum disorder in other locations and in different environments, and the researcher also recommended, in light of the results of the study, the need to pay attention to the development of daily life skills in children with autism spectrum disorder.

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2025-07-01

How to Cite

The Effectiveness of a Therapeutic Program in Developing Daily Life Skills for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder. (2025). Humanities and Educational Sciences Journal, 47, 269-290. https://doi.org/10.55074/hesj.vi47.1434