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Portrait drawings therapy: windows of hope for children with autism spectrum disorder


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Yap, Bee Cheng and Mohd Salleh, Amla and Jusoff, Kamaruzaman (2011) Portrait drawings therapy: windows of hope for children with autism spectrum disorder. World Applied Sciences Journal, 14. pp. 44-51. ISSN 1818-4952; ESSN: 1991-6426

Abstract

The paper reports a case study on the ability of a group of children with autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) in recognising face using portrait drawing technique. Sample comprised of four ASDs children and four non-ASDS children and eight teachers. Eight individual drawing sessions were conducted with the children sample. Data were collected using observations, interviews and Portrait Drawing Assessment (PDA) Instrument. Results showed that the two groups of children had different profile. The analysis was also able to identify the drawing developmental stage of each participant. The results imply that drawing technique has a potential to draw autistics children attention and teaching them to recognise faces. This paper concludes that portrait drawing session has a great potential to be an intervention for ASDs children developing communication. As the present study was the first for children with ASD in Malaysia therefore more evidences are required to confirm the finding.


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Item Type: Article
Divisions: Faculty of Forestry
Publisher: IDOSI Publications
Notes: Special issue: Learning Innovation and Intervention for Diverse Learners
Keywords: Autistic spectrum disorders; Portrait drawing assessment; Drawing developmental stage; Iconic thinking; Facial recognition
Depositing User: Nabilah Mustapa
Date Deposited: 09 Jul 2020 01:29
Last Modified: 09 Jul 2020 01:29
URI: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/37661
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