The study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of a training program in early intervention in developing nonverbal communication skills among mothers of children of the autism spectrum at the Association for the Rehabilitation of Autistic Childr
en. The study sample consisted of (12) mothers who obtained the lowest marks on the non-verbal communication scale. The researchers used the non-verbal communication scale "prepared by the researchers", and the training program in an early intervention based on the picture exchange communication program (PECS) prepared by Andy & Lori Frost, 1994 (Andy 1994). The study is that the communication system by sharing pictures is able to create a formula of understanding between the mother and her child, as well as the child himself, where he becomes able to express what he wants through pictures, which relieves the burden on the mother who feels that her child is a fleshy mass at home, as well as The study showed that there are statistically significant differences between the pre-measurement scores and the post-measurement scores in the scores for common attention, imitation, recognition and understanding, and the reference to the nonverbal communication scale for mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder in favor of the post-measurement, and in light of the study results the two researchers recommended a set of recommendations, the most important of which was working to provide psychological services for children on the autism spectrum, especially wire training, in order to help them integrate with their mothers, they need to prepare programs to develop communication skills between children with autism spectrum disorder and their mothers.
