ABSTRACT
From the behavioural perspective, the specific diagnosis of people with Autism Spectrum
Disorder (ASD), was categorized by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders
5th of the DSM-V-TR of American Psychiatric Association (2013) and also the International
Classification of Diseases, 11th. from World Health Organization (2018). Both classifications
have indicated it specific behavioural construct associated with its diagnosis, defined by a whole
of socio- behavioural deficits; however, it is need to have added that cognitive-perceptive
symptomatic groups are the direct cause and consequence of the behavioural particularity in
people with ASD.
For this reason, in this study has raised like general aim to analyse the effectiveness of the
application of an integrated cognitive-behavioural systemic program to improve behaviours in
people with ASD. The research study has been designed a quasi-experimental analysis of three
groups with two pre-test and posttest measures. The groups are made up by: 1) an experimental
group of 4 students with ASD (n= 4), which the integrated global systemic program was applied,
2) a control group-1, composed of 4 students with ASD, who have followed an A-B behavioural
program (Stimulus-Response), and 3) a third control group-2, also made up of 4 students with
ASD, who have followed several usual behaviours of modification programs (N= 12). Results
found from means of non-parametric Kruskal Wallis Test (K-W), have showed the effectiveness
of global integrated program implemented to experimental group, which has founded highly
significant critical differential indices, regarding other two control 1-2 groups. Likewise, the
bivariate correlations between behavioural dimension and cognitive-perceptive factors of
processing are calculated and shown.
KEYWORDS: Autism Spectrum Disorder, Global Systemic Intervention, Cognitive- Behavioural Attention.
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