(the efficiency of peer teaching of developing non verbal communication to children wit autism spectrum disorders (ASD
Abstract
This study aimed at identifying the efficiency of peer teaching of developing non ? verbal communication to
children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The study was carried out on a sample of (10) children with
autism spectrums disorder(ASD), diagnosed according to basics and criteria adopted at Al ? taif qualification
center at (2013) in The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia(KSA) . The sample was divided into two (5) students groups,
experimental and control. Researchers prepared peer teaching sessions and non ? verbal communication scale
and established its validity and reliability significances, Mann Whitney and Wilcoxon test in testing research
hypothesis. Results showed statistically significant differences at (??0.05) Level in experimental group due to
peer teaching, of developing non verbal communication, efficiency to children with autism spectrum
disorder(ASD), however these differences were not found in experimental group on the scale at (2) month
follow-up experiment, indicating the peer teaching efficiency effect On non verbal communication to children
with autism spectrum disorder(ASD) lasted after terminating the program