Effect of Group Therapy through Relationship based Interactive Intervention on Social Participation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Fatema Khatoon, Anurupa Senapati

Abstract: Aim: To find out effect of group therapy through Relationship Based Interactive Intervention (RBII)on Social Participation (SP) in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methods: The study included 40 children with ASD in the age group between 3- 5 years. 20 number of children in each control and experimental group. Furthermore, the experimental group were sub-divided into 4 groups consisting of 5 numbers of participants in each group. SP subscale of Sensory Processing Measure (SPM-Home) was used to find out Social Participation skill in ASD children. The results were then subjected to statistical analysis. Results: The statistical results of this study, reveals that both the group have shown significant improvement in SP sub-scale of SPM-Home score. However, the subjects in the experimental group have shown evidently better improvement as compare to the compare group. Conclusion: The study concluded that Group Therapy through RBII would be an effective practice rather than individualistic RBII for children with ASD for enhancing Social Participation.

Keywords: Group Therapy, Social Participation, Autism Spectrum Disorder, Sensory Processing Measure, Relationship Based Interactive Intervention

How to Cite?: Fatema Khatoon, Anurupa Senapati, "Effect of Group Therapy through Relationship based Interactive Intervention on Social Participation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder", Volume 11 Issue 3, March 2022, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 600-605, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=SR22310225148, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/SR22310225148