فاعلية برنامج إرشادي لخفض سلوك إيذاء الذات للأطفال الذاتويين
Objectives: The study aims to verify the effectiveness of a Counseling program to reduce Self- Injurious Behavior by using Motor Sensory Skills for children Autistics, and the sustainability of the impact of this program. Methodology and procedures: The current study used the experimental Approach. Sample: Study was applied to a sample of 10 males Autistic Children aged in between 7- 12 years, it has been divided into two groups, one experimental and the other is control, selected from the School of intellectual Education in Mansoura western educational Mansoura Dakahlia Governorate department. Tools: The current study used the following Gilliam, a measure for the diagnosis of autism symptoms, Panel Jodrd of intelligence, Preliminary data form “Interview”, Social cultural level economic scale (the; developer) Egyptian family, Measure the Self Injurious Behavior (prepared by the researcher), and Counseling program is based on Motor Sensory Skills (Prepared by researcher). Results: The study showed the following results there are differences with statistically significant at level of 0.01 at pre and post Test between children scores ranks of the experimental group to measure the Self Injurious Behavior, for an advantage of the post- Test. This shows improved Self Injurious Behavior to children Autistic after applying Counseling Program There are differences with statistically significant at level of 0.01 between children scores ranks of the experimental and control groups in measure self Injurious Behavior for the experimental group. This shows improved Self Injurious Behavior to children Autistic after applying Counseling Program. There are no differences with statistically significant at both Tests the post and the follow up one between children scores rank of the experimental group, after applying the program for two months. This means Achieving sustainability of the counseling program. (Published abstract)