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Effectiveness of Rebound Therapy on the Development of Motor Skills and Sleep Habits in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (Single
Case Study)
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Zahra Hashemi pour1   , Homayoon Haroon rashidi * 1 |
| 1- Department of Psychology, Islamic Azad University, Dezful Branch, Dezful, Iran |
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Abstract: (1312 Views) |
| Objective: The present study was conducted to investigate the effectiveness of rebound therapy on the development of motor and sleep habits in children with autism spectrum disorder. Method: This is a single-case experimental study with multiple baseline design and different subjects that was conducted during 10 weeks on two children with autism spectrum disorder with two weeks follow-up. The statistical society consisted of children with autism spectrum disorder in Isfahan; among them two children with autism spectrum disorder were selected voluntarily. Instruments used in this research included the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire and Bruininks-Oseretsky Test. Data was analyzed using the visual inspection, improvement percentage and effectsize methods. Results: The findings showed that the unified transdiagnostic treatment increased the development of motor and reduced the sleep habits in both the post-treatment and follow-up stages. The percent of improvement for the first and second participants in the development of motor were 79 and 63%, and in the sleep habits, it was 85 and 66%, respectively. Conclusion: In this research, significant changes occurred in the development of motor and sleep habits of the two children with autism spectrum disorder, and the medical achievements were maintained during the follow-up. |
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| Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder, Motor, Rebound Therapy, Sleep |
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Received: 2020/05/1 | Accepted: 2021/04/19 | Published: 2021/06/2
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