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:: Volume 6, Issue 4 (Vol6 No4 Winter 2020- 2020) ::
J Child Ment Health 2020, 6(4): 35-50 Back to browse issues page
Effectiveness of Hydrotherapy on Communication Skills of Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Single Case Study
Samad Azimigarosi * 1, Aliakbar Arjmandnia2 , Alireza Mohseni Ezhei3 , Mostafa Asgari4
1- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran
2- Department of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tehran, Iran
3- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Isfahan, Iran
4- Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, University of Tabriz, Iran
Abstract:   (7158 Views)
Background and Purpose: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) affects communication skills and appropriate response to the outside environment. One of the newest ways to improve the communication skills of children with autism spectrum disorder is hydrotherapy. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of hydrotherapy on communication skills of children with ASD.
Method: This study is a single case study with A-B design. The statistical population includes all children with ASD in Alborz province in 2017. Purposeful sampling was used to select the sample. Accordingly, 3 children with autism disorder symptoms and symptoms were selected from Kahrizak rehabilitation center as a sample. The research instrument was the second version of the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale (GARS-2) and a researcher-made checklist for measuring communication skills.  According to the Hollywick program, treatment sessions were conducted in 2 sessions (one hour) per week and for 2 months during 8 weeks (16 sessions).
Results: During the visual analysis of chart, intervention was effective in all three subjects. The percentage of non-overlapping data (PND) in the two baseline and intervention situations for the 3 subjects were 100%, 80%, and 90%.
Conclusion: The results showed that hydrotherapy significantly increased the communication skills of children with ASD, which could be achieved by enhancing sensory motor skills as well as providing the necessary contexts and conditions for communication. Therefore, it is recommended to use this method as a complementary approach in the field of education and rehabilitation of children with ASD along with other therapies.
Keywords: Hydrotherapy, communication skill, autism spectrum disorder
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Type of Study: Research | Subject: Special
Received: 2019/05/14 | Accepted: 2019/08/27 | Published: 2020/03/1
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