The Impact of Social Interaction on Autistic Children :”The Case of Nour Association of Autism in Maghnia / Tlemcen”

Abstract

Children with autism have great difficulties in maintaining relationships with others and in understanding different social situations.They also suffer from social isolation. Therefore, the present work aims at exploring the effectiveness of social interaction on child with autism .This investigation is a case study that focuses on the implication of specialists and parents of autistic children at Nour Association of Autism at Maghnia City in improving autistic children’s communicative skills through social interaction for a social integration.It relies on a sample including 43 informants from both parents and specialists.Two research instruments were used for gathering data from this sample population. They involve a questionnaire administered to the parents and a structured interview to the psychologists and caregivers of children with autism.The collected data is, later, analyzed quantitatively and qualitatively to get to the research conclusions.The results will reveal that the role of social interaction in socializing autistic children to help them understand daily life situations through adaptation, care, and training of parents and caregivers. Suitable applied programs and strategies to each child‘s case should, also, be used in order to meet child’s needs.From the obtained results, the research will conclude with the idea that social interaction is really effective for social development of children with autism.