سوگند اوازه

Among the types of disorders that children are exposed to, it may be safe to say that autism is one of the biggest problems for both parents and children. Due to the spread of this disorder in the world and recently in Iran, it is vital to adapt public environments for autistic children. Early intervention and improving the functioning of therapeutic spaces is one of the most important keys to controlling and reducing autism symptoms. The purpose of this research is to investigate the effect of healing garden components on improving social skills in children aged 6 to 12 years with autism; Finding and prioritizing ways to organize space in the healing garden along with a wide range of colors, textures, sounds and scents to improve the social skills of children of this spectrum in order to create supportive environments is one of the other goals of the research; Because adjusting the space for them not only improves the disorders, increases efficiency and increases the self-confidence of these children, but also in some way causes collective information and more acquaintance of the society with these people and their needs. This research was based on a semi-experimental pre-test-post-test design with a control group. The population studied was 18 children with autism in Aftab non-governmental center-school in Alborz province, Karaj city in the academic year of 1402-1401, who were selected by means of available and targeted sampling, then randomly divided into two groups of 9 people, control and experimental. were placed The tool used in this research was the Autism Spectrum Disorder Social Skills Profile Questionnaire (Scott Bellini, 2006). . Using this questionnaire, children were eva‎luated by 4 first-hand caregivers (father or mother, work therapist, speech therapist, doctor) before conducting the environmental component change test, then the test room and a part of the yard were prepared and the test group was additionally On the educational services of Aftab Center, they spent 12 sessions of 45-60 minutes (6 sessions in the experimental room and 6 sessions in the courtyard of Aftab Center) of their program in the courtyard and the experimental room, but the control group did not receive such an intervention. After two months, the same questionnaires were completed again. The findings of the research showed that the intervention program of changing the environmental components using the components of the healing garden in the therapeutic-educational environment of autistic children and the children's sensory engagement with these factors caused a significant increase (p<0.05) in the level of social skills, social performance and also a reduction in harmful behaviors. The social part in autistic children. The findings of this research can be used in schools and education and treatment centers for children with autism.

اتيسم , باغ شفابخش , مهارت اجتماعي , معماري , مولفه‌هاي محيطي

Autism , Healing Garden , Social Skills , Architecture , Environmental Components

Sogand Avazeh

Dr.Abbas Agha Yazdanfar