Author/Authors :
Amrollahi far، Jinus نويسنده Department of Psychology, Science and Research Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran , , Hatami، Hamidreza نويسنده Islamic Azad University, Science and Research Branch, Tehran , , Ahadi، Hassan نويسنده Department of Psychology, Faculty of Academic and Psychology, Allameh Tabatabaei University, Tehran, Iran Ahadi, Hassan
Abstract :
Background: The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of play therapy training to mothers of autistic children on verbal and non-verbal improvement of their children.
Materials and Methods: 30 autistic children with intermediate degree of autism were selected based on availability sampling procedure and were divided into experimental and control groups. Having collected the intended data and analyzed them with SPSS software.
Results: The study finally revealed that the play therapy training significantly improved the social skills of autistic children.
Conclusion: These results suggested that applying play therapy with families and teach it to the mothers that have autistic children.
