Effectiveness of Behavior Therapy’s Techniques in Communication of Autistic Children

Abstract

Aim of this present research is determine of Effectiveness of behavior therapy`s techniques in communication of Autistic
children. This research is a semi trial project without having an evidence group. Statistical society of the present research
includes all the autistic students of special autistic children's school in Tehran in 1391-1392. From autistic children schools of
Tehran 16 children 7-14 years old were selected as sample and placed in a group consisted of 16 persons. The sample group
participated in treatment meetings in two months (two 60 minute sessions in a week). Findings of research, making use of the
correlated examination showed that implementation of behavior treatment techniques Increase communication in in autistic
children. The method employed in the above research is the compiled method of Evar Le Vass known as “intervention
therapy by ABA method”. The basis of this method is the analysis of the weaknesses, behavioral and cognitive problems of
autistic children and an individual training program for each child to train them individually by trained instructors employing
operant conditioning (Skinnery). GARS test was use to collect the data; it included three subsets of stereotype behaviors,
communication, and social equilibrium; each of these three subsets included 14 questions with 42 scores at most to represent
the severity of autism. Mean while, the spss software and T-test were used for the analysis of the data. The findings of the
research showed that the behavior therapy techniques (by the use of ABA method) were instrumental in the improvement and
enhancement of social communication in autistic children.