The role of training self-determination skills for students with autism spectrum disorder from the teachers’ point of view
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- The aim of the research is to: identify the response level of teachers of students with autism disorder in the axes of the self-determination scale (presentation of skills, and the importance of skills) And to identify the responses of teachers about providing skills and their importance in self-determination for children with autism disorder due to the following variables:(gender, educational qualification, number of courses, type of disability, years of experience).The descriptive survey approach was used due to its suitability to the nature and objectives of the study. The study sample consisted of (75) teachers for students with autism disorder in special education institutions in the city of Tabuk, and (5) teachers were excluded for not answering the scale that was directed to them. They were distributed according to a number of basic variables.The self-determination scale for students with autism was used from the teachers’ point of view as a tool for the study, and the following conclusions were reached:High responses of teachers about providing self-determination skills for students with autism. And the convergence of teachers' responses' viewpoints about providing skills and their importance in determining the fate of students with autism disorder in terms of the variables (gender, number of courses). And the superiority of teachers with specialization (bachelor’s degree in special education) over their peers with specialization (general bachelor’s degree, postgraduate studies) in self-determination skills for students with autism. The teachers' responses varied in terms of the type of disability their students had in self-determination skills. It was characterized by the high responses of teachers in simple disability compared to moderate and severe disability. Finally, teachers with many years of service have higher responses than their peers with few years of service in self-determination skills for students with autism.
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