Abstract:
Purpose: The aim is to explore the outcome of LEGO therapy to improve social skills for
the children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Bangladesh.
Method: The investigator has chosen quantitative method in the form of quasi-experiment
design and used a pre-test/post-test study. Here convenience sampling used for collecting
sample from Society for the Welfare of Autistic Children. Social Skill Checklist (SSC)
used for collecting data which is standardized social skills assessment tool.
Result: The investigator found in some improvement in subtests of play behavior and
emotion of social skill that showed good result, but they showed little changes in selfregulation, flexibility, problem solving, conversational skills, non-conversational skill and
compliment.
Conclusion: The results suggest that, there is few improvement in social skills of children
with autism, so occupational therapist have a great chance to work on those areas to
enhance their social skills.
Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), LEGO therapy, Social Skill Checklist
(SSC), Social skills.
Description:
This dissertation is submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of Bachelor of Science in Occupational therapy, Bangladesh Health Professions Institute, Faculty of Medicine, the University of Dhaka, Bangladesh
