The level of social communication difficulties in Autism Spectrum children from the viewpoint of their teachers

The study aimed to identify the level of social communication difficulties in Autism Spectrum children from the viewpoint of their teachers ,and to know whether there is any differences in the level of difficulties related to gender variable, and. to achieve this goal the researcher used the translated study of children Autism Spectrum by Bilal Audeh, and The scale of social communication, prepared by the researcher. the study included: 12 children from the age of 5-10 years diagnosed with autism spectrum (6 males- 6 females) ,and one of the most important results: The existence of statistically significant differences between the level of gestural expressions difficulties and the friendship difficulties with peers; this difference was in favor of friendship difficulties with peers. : the existence of statistically significant differences between the level of non-verbal expressions difficulties and difficulties of sharing the interests with others; this difference was in favor of sharing interests with others. the existence of statistically significant differences between the level of friendship difficulties with peers and the difficulties of sharing interests with others; this difference was in favor of the difficulties of sharing interests with others. the existence of statistically significant differences between the level of the social communication difficulties by sex of the child variable according to the non-verbal expressions difficulties and friendship difficulties with peers, but there are no statistically significant differences between the level of difficulties in participation with others as concerns the sex of the child variable.

The effect of social games in increasing social communication for Kindergartens' children " Experimental study for Kindergarten children between (5-6) years in Damascus city"

Playing is considered one of the most vital needs for the child which is worthy to attention and care. This is because playing is the basic idiosyncrasy and feature of childhood, and it is the motivation behind all processes of maturity and formation. Through playing, the child realizes the whole world, and it is his way to discover himself/herself and his/her abilities. Playing is considered the most suitable way for social communication and interaction with other children. Social communication is one of the basic features of human existence as the human being instinctively needs to communicate, come to an understanding with the others in order to achieve his / her goals, and emphasize his / her social nature. Social communication gives the child the feeling that he / she is part of the human environment. It gives the child the feeling of familiarity among other children. It helps the child to interact with others, fulfill his / her needs and achieve more of his / her goals. Therefore, the researcher focused on revealing the ability of social games and the role they play in giving the necessary skills and new conceptions that help the child to communicate with other children healthily. The researcher has found that the traditional teaching methods are less effective than the modern methods of using the social games to pass on to the child the knowledge and skills of the social communication