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Azizian A, Sharifi Daramadi P. Efficacy of Picture Exchange Communication System on Emotion Self-Regulation of Children with High-Functioning Autism. MEJDS 2020; 10 :172-172
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1- Psychology Department, Faculty of Humanities, Islamic Azad University, Shahrood Branch
2- Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba’i University
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Background & Objectives: Severe deficiencies in social skills, emotional self–regulation, and adaptation are among the major cognitive and behavioral abnormalities caused by Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); these are associated with great challenges in the lives of affected children, their families, and other dependents. No definitive treatment has been identified for this disorder. Various therapies have been designed to improve numerous deficits; each of which has been successful. Therefore, the present study aimed to evaluate the effect of Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on the emotion self–regulation of children with High–Functioning Autism (HFA).
Methods: This was an applied and quasi–experimental study with a pretest–posttest and a control group design. The statistical population of this research included all HFA children in Tehran Province, Iran, in 2017. The study participants were identified based on the definitive diagnosis of a psychiatrist and using Autism Screening Questionnaire. Convenience sampling technique was implemented to select the study subjects from the Autism Schools of Ziafat and Quds in Shahriar region. The study subjects and their parents provided consent to participate in the present research. A total of 30 participants were randomly assigned into the control (n=15) and intervention (n=15) groups. The intervention group received 25 sessions of PECS training (each session: 45min), while the controls received no intervention. The Emotion Regulation tool was used to assess the study variable. This tool was designed by Shields and Ciccetti (1995) and includes 24 items that measure emotional processes and adjustments in children. The items are responded in a four–point Likert–type scale (from 1=never to 4=always). Moreover, the scale is divided into two subscales of emotion regulation and instability/negativity. A study that examined the psychometric properties of this instrument reported Cronbach’s alpha coefficient of 0.90 and 0.79 for instability/negativity and emotion regulation subscales, respectively. The data gathering tool was completed in two stages of the pretest and posttest (after the implementation of the training program) by both study groups. Then, the collected data were analyzed using descriptive and experimental methods. Multivariate Analysis of Variance (MANCOVA) was used to analyze the obtained data. Data analysis was performed in SPSS and the significance level of 0.05.
Results: The current study findings indicated that intervention based on PECS significantly impacted emotion regulation (p=0.009) in the study subjects; however, the training program had no impact on lability/negativity (p=0.093) in the study participants.
Conclusion: According to the present study results, using the PECS, as an intervention, could improve the communication skills in children with HFA and consequently, the development of these skills. PECS also could assist children with autism to better controlling and expressing their emotions.
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