A training program based on the JASPER approach to enhance linguistic communication skills in children at risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

Shaker, Maisra Hamdy Shaker Mahmoud

doi:10.21608/edusohag.2024.318905.1554

A training program based on the JASPER approach to enhance linguistic communication skills in children at risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Maisra Hamdy Shaker Mahmoud Shaker

The Department of Mental Health, Faculty of Education, Assiut University,Arab Republic of Egypt

10.21608/edusohag.2024.318905.1554

Abstract

The current study aimed to examine the effect of a training program based on the JASPER approach to improve linguistic communication skills in children at risk of Autism Spectrum Disorder, The study population consisted of a preliminary sample of (24) male and female children to verify the efficiency of the psychometric tools of the study, The main sample included (5) children at risk of ASD four males and one female, with an average age of (28.39) months, and a standard deviation of (1.56), in order to select the experimental study sample, The experimental study sample included a child at risk of ASD, The study tools included : (1) Early Screening of Autism Traits Scale "translated by the researcher", (2) The Revised Checklist for Autism in Toddlers" translated and standardized by Abu Zeid et al. (2021) ", (3) linguistic Communication Skills Scale for Children Under Three "developed by the researcher", (4) Case Study Form to collect information about children at risk of ASD "developed by the researcher", and (5) JASPER-based program "developed by the researcher", The study followed both quasi-experimental and descriptive methods, The results indicated a statistically significant effect at the (0.01) significance level of using the JASPER-based program to improve linguistic communication skills (receptive language and expressive language).

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