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:: Volume 8, Issue 3 (Vol8 No3 Fall 2021- 2021) ::
J Child Ment Health 2021, 8(3): 44-57 Back to browse issues page
The Effectiveness of an Intervention Program based on Functional Communication Training in Stereotyped Behaviors, Challenging Behaviors and self-harming Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Minoo Karampour1 , Hadi Hashemi razini * 2, Masoud Gholamali lavasani3 , Samira Vakili1
1- Tehran Science and Research
2- kharazmi university
3- university of tehran
Abstract:   (2434 Views)
Background and Purpose: Autism is a neuropsychological disorder that causes secondary impairment in personal, social, and academic functioning. This study aimed to develop an effective intervention program based on functional communication training (FCT) on stereotyped behaviors, challenging behaviors and self-harming behaviors in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Method: This was an applied experimental research with pretest-posttest-followup design with a control group. The statistical population of  this study included all children with level one ASD, aged 4 to 8 years in Tehran in 2019, From which 25 children were selected by purposive sampling from Padideh Clinic in Tehran and randomly assigned to the experimental and the control groups. Then the experimental group received the intervention program in fifteen sessions. The instruments of the study included the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS-2) (James and Giliam, 2003), the Autism spectrum Screening Questionnaire (ASSQ) (Ehlers and Gillberg, 1993), the Child’s Challenging Behavior Scale (CCBS) (Bourke‐Taylor et al, 2010) and the Behavior Problems Inventory (BPI-01) (Rojahn et al, 2001). Data were analyzed by the analysis of covariance in the SPSS statistics-26 software.
Results: The results of the univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance showed that there was a significant difference between the experimental and the control groups in the variables of challenging behaviors and components of behavioral problems (P<0.001). The effect sizes for the variables of challenging behaviors and components of stereotyped behaviors and self-harming behaviors were 0.922, 0.850 and 0.832, respectively. The results of the paired samples t-test showed that the effect of  FCT program in the follow-up stage also had a significant and valid effect on the variables of challenging behaviors and components of behavioral problems.
Conclusion: According to the research findings, it can be concluded that a treatment program based on the FCT can be used as an intervention to reduce the clinical symptoms of children with ASD. The results of this study can benefit therapists and educators who are in contact with children with ASD.
Article number: 4
Keywords: Children with autism spectrum disorder, functional communication, stereotyped behaviors, challenging behaviors, self-harming behaviors
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Type of Study: Applicable | Subject: Special
Received: 2020/08/19 | Accepted: 2020/10/23 | Published: 2021/12/1
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