The Effectiveness of a Program Based on the Pivotal Response Treatment in Improving Social Initiative in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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The current study aimed to identify the effectiveness of the Pivotal Response Treatment program in improving social initiative among children with autism spectrum disorder in the post-measurement, and to identify the continuity of the effect of the Pivotal Response Treatment program on the targeted skill. The quasi-experimental approach with an experimental design with two equal groups (experimental and control) was used in the research sample. The research sample includes children with mild autism spectrum disorder between the ages of (6-9) years in the Hana and Kashebin Autism Centers, Erbil. The number of children was (12) male and female, (9 males and 3 females), and they were distributed into two groups: one experimental and the other control. Equality was conducted for the two groups in terms of (chronological age, degree of autism, educational level of parents, and social initiative). The researcher built a social initiative scale and verified its validity and reliability. The program was implemented for three months, with (20) sessions per month and (5) sessions per week. The session duration lasted (25-30) minutes, so the number of program sessions reached (60). The results indicated that the children of the experimental group improved compared to the children of the control group in the post-measurement of the social initiative scale for all sub-dimensions and the total score. The study recommended the necessity of using pivotal response therapy in treating children with autism spectrum disorder, using other variables, and targeting older ages.
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