فاعلية برنامج قائم على أنشطة المعالجة الحسية لتخفيف مشكلات تناول الطعام لدى عينة من أطفال اضطراب طيف التوحد
The current study aims at recognizing the effectiveness of a program based on sensory processing treatment activities to reduce the children eating problems with autism spectrum disorder. The initial sample consisted of 20 male autistic children enrolled in the schools and Centers of Autism in Cairo and chosen by the intended method, aged between (6: 11 years) with average 8.30 and deviation 1.63. The instruments of the study consisted of the sensory profile for the children of autism spectrum and the standard of eating problems for the children of sensory spectrum and the standard of the economic, social and cultural level and the program based on the activities of sensory processing. The current study clarifies that there is statistic significant correlation regarding the eating problems standard between the ranges of degrees of the sample of the study after and before. Also, the study shows that there is a statistic significant correlation between the degrees of the individuals subjected to the study regarding the post and cascade standard for eating problem. (Author’s abstract)