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Cognitive Distortions And Lifestyles Among Mothers Of Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder In The City Of Irbid, Anwar Hawari, Omar Al-Shawashereh

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to identify cognitive distortions and lifestyles of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in the city of Irbid. The study sample consisted of (151) mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder, and they were selected by the available method. To achieve the objectives of the study, a scale of cognitive distortions and a scale of life styles were developed. Their validity and reliability were verified. The results showed that the arithmetic averages of the fields of cognitive distortions for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder came in the following order, where: the "bipolar" field came …

The Impact Of An Early Intervention Program Based On Distance Training Of Mothers In Improving The Social And Language Skills Of Children With Intellectual Disability In Jordan, Jamal Al-Khatib, Sheren Khreisat

Jordan Journal of Applied Science-Humanities Series

This study aimed to identify the impact of an early intervention program based on distance training of mothers in improving the social and language skills of children with intellectual disabilities. To achieve the study aims, a sample of 30 children aged between 4-6 years was selected and distributed into two groups: experimental group (15) and control group (15). The Social Skills Scale and the Language Skills Scale which were prepared with their psychometric characteristics being validated was used, in addition to the training program.

The study results indicated significant differences between the means of both the experimental and the control …