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Effect of Visual Communication in Tracking Activity Schedule among Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder


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1 Disha-A Resource Centre for Multiple Disabilities Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
2 Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India
     

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The purpose o f this study was to etfect of visual communication in tracking activity schedule among children with autism spectrum disorder. The data was collected on 5 children with autism spectrum disorder studying at Sanjivini Health Care Centre (School for Autism), Coimbatore (06 to 12 years) was selected. The checklists developed by the authors were given to the experts in the field of special education for their opinion and suggestions. The result shows that after 15 sessions of visual communication activity schedule intervention, there is significant ditference between using visual communication improving activity schedule and behavior & communication of children with autism spectrum disorder. That mean visual schedules are promoting independent fhnetioning of children with autism and increasing on task behavior.

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Visual Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Children.
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Authors

Virendra Singh Ruhela
Disha-A Resource Centre for Multiple Disabilities Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
S. Parween
Ramakrishna Mission Vivekananda University, Coimbatore, Tamilnadu, India

Abstract


The purpose o f this study was to etfect of visual communication in tracking activity schedule among children with autism spectrum disorder. The data was collected on 5 children with autism spectrum disorder studying at Sanjivini Health Care Centre (School for Autism), Coimbatore (06 to 12 years) was selected. The checklists developed by the authors were given to the experts in the field of special education for their opinion and suggestions. The result shows that after 15 sessions of visual communication activity schedule intervention, there is significant ditference between using visual communication improving activity schedule and behavior & communication of children with autism spectrum disorder. That mean visual schedules are promoting independent fhnetioning of children with autism and increasing on task behavior.

Keywords


Visual Communication, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Children.

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