Effectiveness of role playing method accompanying with Applied Behavior Analysis: Increases social behavior in children with autism

Aim and The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of role Playing along with applied behavioral analysis (ABA) on social behavior of children with the syndrome of autism.Methods and Materials: This quasi-experimental research design was including the pretest - posttest with control group. among all children of Esfahan Autism Center, 32 participants were randomly assigned to experimental and control groups. The first group played at the same time each day, 30 minutes, 30 hours per week of ABA method received. Groups II and III only receive ABA Training in Center and home. The fourth group received no intervention. Data were collected through questionnaires of social behavior and was analyzed through SPSS-19. The results of the covariance analysis prove that there is a significant difference between role play group accompanying with ABA and other experimental and control groups.| It is Seems that role play intervention alongside the teaching methods of ABA can increase social behaviors of children with autism disorder and can be used the role play Besides of ABA in rehabilitation centers for children with autism.