THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE TEACCH TRAINING PROGRAM IN DEVELOPING INDEPENDENCE SKILLS IN CHILDREN WITH AUTISM DISORDER

Abstract

The study aimed to reveal the effectiveness of the TEACCH training program in developing some independent skills for children with autism disorder, as well as to identify the differences between autistic children in the experimental group in the pre- and post-measurements on the independent skills scale, the TEACCH program succeeded in developing some independence skills in children with autism disorder.The sample reached (10) children with autism disorder during the year 2023-2024 AD, and the researchers used data collection tools, which were the independence skills scale, to suit the nature of the current study. To achieve the objectives of the study, the researchers followed the quasi-experimental approach, and used the following statistical methods: (arithmetic mean - Standard deviation - T-test to compare the pre- and post-measurements - Cronbach’s alpha equation and split-half to calculate reliability), and the study reached the following results: There is a statistically significant difference at the level of (0.05) between the average scores of the pre- and post-measurements for the study group, on the scale of independence skills (total score and sub-dimensions), in favor of the post-measurement, There is a statistically significant difference at the level of (0.05) between the average scores of the two measurements, the post and follow-up, for the study group, on the scale of independence skills (total score and sub-dimensions), in favor of the post measurement, There is no statistically significant difference at the level (0.05) between the average scores of the pre- and post-measurements in the total score of the independence skills scale.