RECREATION THERAPY FOR

CHILDREN HAVING AUTISM

Prepared
Prepared By
By
khlas Saadullah Suleiman Salim Saadullah Suleiman
man Shwqi Sadiq Nawroz Walid Hussein
ashim Nawaf Hussein Eman Mohammed Ali
Supervised By
Dr.Hadar Saeed Faizy
 INTRODUCTION

 Autism is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition. It is

characterized by differences in behavior, social interaction,
communication, special interests and sensory processing.
 Autism is one of the most fascinating disorders to be studied by
physicians, Psychologists, mental health practitioners, therapists,
and educators.
 Autism usually develops before a child is three years old and will
last throughout the child’s life.
 Autism is four times more prevalent in boys than in girls.
 INTRODUCTION

what is symptoms Autistic children include?

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sounds play alone.

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own months

Shows very strong interest in or

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interests
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language patterns
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 INTRODUCTION
What is recreation therapy ?
Recreation therapy : is means engaging the kids in planned
recreation and related experiences in order to improve functioning,
health, well-being, and quality of life; focusing on the whole person
and the needed changes in the optimal living environment.

Playing out door Swimming pool training Art therapy

 INTRODUCTION

The aim of this study

This study aimed to investigated the effect of :

1- Recreation therapy.
2-Swimming pool activities.
3- gardening therapy.
On children with autism that generally demonstrate poor motor
skills.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS

 The study included three main factors To reduce the

symptoms of Autisim mentioned below:

1- Experiment Recreation Therapy

2- Experiment swimming training and

water orientation

3- Therapeutic gardens
 RESULTS AND DISSCUSSION
 Effect of Recreation Therapy in autism children.
This study is to examine the effects of different recreational activity
reveled that there is relationship between enjoyment in an activity and
motor skills of autistics children. The best activities are as follows:

1- Playing with pets

2- Horseback riding

3- Going for a walk or hike

4-Fishing
 RESULTS AND DISSCUSSION

 Effect of swimming training and water orientation in autism

children.
The results of investigation the effects of swimming training on
water orientation in autistic children reveled that after the 10 weeks
the:
1. Swimming training .
2. The balance.
3. Speed .
4. Power scores increased.
5. The hand grip, upper and lower extremity muscle
strength
 RESULTS AND DISSCUSSION
Effect of Therapeutic gardens.
When children have positive experiences outdoors as
part of their everyday lives, they become more well-
adjusted children who are smarter, healthier and happier.

Plant a Garden

Build a Sandbox
 Surveying and visiting of research group to Autism Center
In Duhok Governorate.

 Through the interview we conducted at the health center for autistic children
Through interviews with the director of the center and pediatric
physiotherapists, we found out .The rate of infection is increasing and they
pointed out that this increase may be due to the technological development
and the increased use of smart devices and the lack of movement and the lack
of participation of children playing team, where children sit for hours on their
own. It has also been shown that recreational therapy is used in this center but
still needs a lot of development in the means used and for the advanced
methods.
 Conclusion and recommendation
1. Recreation therapy encouraging the children with HFA, like
their peers, enjoyed their recreational participation and
expressed interest for a variety of activities
2. Swimming training is more important to improve physical
activity of autistic children.
3. The garden provides little in the way of manipulative play
(activities such as digging in sand, piling up blocks, turning
over rocks, picking up sticks, and leaves

 Our recommendation is to use swimming training also create outdoor

places and gardening therapy in the programs of autistic children.
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