The Effectiveness of a Training Program in Developing Gender Role Awareness Among Verbal Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Mohmmad Sweidan, Ibrahim El-Zraigat

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The current study aimed to educate verbal adolescents with autism spectrum disorder on gender role awareness. The study included 8 participants. To achieve the study objectives, a gender role awareness scale and a gender role awareness training program were built and used. To answer the study question, a one group design was used. The results indicated the effectiveness of the gender role awareness training program. The study recommended the need to train all categories and levels of severity of autism spectrum disorder on gender role awareness skills.


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Gender role awareness; Verbal adolescents with autism spectrum disorder

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