The level of behavioral behaviors with autistic children in home isolation from the viewpoint of their mothers and fathers

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King Abdulaziz University

Abstract

This study aimed to identify the level of problems for autistic children during the home quarantine period from the point of view of mothers and fathers in light of the gender variable (male - female). The sample of the study consisted of 35 mothers and fathers with autism spectrum disorder in the community of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, the Kiki scale was used ( 2011) includes behavioral problems for people with autism spectrum disorder consisting of 32 paragraphs divided into five dimensions of communication, social interaction, stereotyped behavior, aggressive behavior, emotional and emotional dimension, and the results resulted in the level of behavioral problems for autistic children during the home quarantine period from the point of view of their mothers and fathers It came with a "moderate degree", where the overall average for the behavioral problems of autistic children was (2.12 out of 3), The results also showed that there are no statistically significant differences in the level of behavioral problems in autistic children due to the gender variable.

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