Impact of Art Therapy on Social Development in Students with Intellectual Disabilities

The sample includes 36 educable students with intellectual disability, ranging from 9 to 11 years of age, were selected by simple random sampling in 3 groups, each consisted of 12 students, as 2 for experimental, and 1 for control groups. Raven Black & White Test for Children and Vineland Social Development Scale were respectively utilized to measure intelligence and social development. Findings showed that dramatic educational techniques could improve social development. Accordingly, making-believe trainings were more effective than doll-playing. The findings stress that some art therapy techniques could be used to facilitate and improve social development in students with intellectual disabilities.