The effectiveness of a group motor training program in improving social communication among children on the autism spectrum

Abstract

The current study aimed to identifyOn effectivenessA group motor training program to improve communicationSocial atChildren on the autism spectrum at the Childhood Dreams Academy at Al-Mughair State University during the 2020/2023 academic season.

To verify this, we relied on the quasi-experimental approach with a one-group design, applying pre- and post-measurement. On a sample of 7 children who were chosen intentionally, we used the following tools in our study: A social communication skills questionnaire prepared byThe two students, observation, the interview, the training program, and after statistical treatment of the study’s hypotheses, we reached the following results:

• The group motor training program is effective in improving social communication among children on the autism spectrum.
• There are statistically significant differences at the significance level of 0.05 between the pre- and post-measurement scores in favor of the post-measurement in improving social communication skills due to the training program.
• YA high effect size was found for the group motor training program on improving social communication among children on the autism spectrum.