The Effect of Training Play Therapy to the Mothers of Autistic Children to Improve the Verbal and Nonverbal Skills of their Children

Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

Hamidreza Hatami¹  Jinus Amrollahi far²  Hassan Ahadi² 

[1] Department of Psychology, Imam Hossein University, Tehran, Iran;Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran

关键词: play therapy;    autism;    verbal and non-verbal skills of children;    mother';    s role;   

DOI  :  10.22037/nbm.v5i1.10927

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences

【 摘 要 】

Background: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of play therapy training to mothers of autistic children on verbal and non-verbal improvement of their children. Materials and Methods:30 autistic children with intermediate degree of autism were selected based on availability sampling procedure and were divided into experimental and control groups. Having collected the intended data and analyzed them with SPSS software. Results:The study finally revealed that the play therapy training significantly improved the social skills of autistic children. Conclusion:These results suggested that applying play therapy with families and teach it to the mothers that have autistic children. .

【 授权许可】

CC BY