The Effectiveness of a Training Program Based on Cognitive Enhancement Therapy in Developing Cognitive Performance Among Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder in Jordan

Banan Mubaytheen, Ibrahim El-Zraigat

Abstract


The main purpose of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of a training program based on cognitive enhancement therapy in developing cognitive performance among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in Jordan. The sample of the study consisted of 20 participants, were divided equally into two groups: one of them experimental group and the other was control group. A scale cognitive performance was developed and used. The reliability and validity of the scale was established. The researchers used Mann-Whitney U to answer the study questions. The results showed the effectiveness of cognitive enhancement therapy in developing cognitive performance among children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The study recommended adapting the therapy used as well as expanding the age of ASD cases. 


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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD); Cognitive enhancement therapy; Cognitive performance; Jordan

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/13377

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