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The study problem is determined in the following main question "what is the effectiveness of a training program for developing body awareness in a group of autistic children?" From this major question, the following minor questions are derived are there any differences between average scores of the (experimental and control) group regarding the pre/post measurements of the program procedures on scale of body awareness? Are there any differences between the average scores of the two groups (experimental and control) regarding the post- measurement of the program procedures on the scale of body awareness? Are there any differences between average scores of the experimental group regarding the post/ follow up measurements of the program's procedures on the scale of body awareness? Instruments: primary data list (by the researcher), the self- body awareness scale for autistic child (by the researcher), cars scale for diagnosing autism disorder (by Scopler, 1999; Arabized by Hoda Amin, 2004), a training program, for developing body awareness of autistic children (by the researcher). This study drives at exploring the effectiveness of the training program in developing body awareness in a sample of autistic children, also checking the program’s continuing impact on developing body awareness of the experimental group. This study uses the experimental method, using the experimental design, and the pre/ post/ follow up measurement. Sample: it consists of 20 male/ female autistic children whose ages ranged between (6- 9) yrs. old, divided into 10 males and 10 females, where the average age of the experimental group is 7.404 years with a standard deviation of 0.454. The average age of the control group is 7.313 with a standard deviation of 0.463. (Published abstract)