Thesis:

The effectiveness of group games based on sensory integration theory on adaptive behavior and motor skills of adolescents with intellectual disabilities.

The aim of the present study was to investigate the effectiveness of group games based on sensory integration theory on adaptive behavior and motor skills of adolescents with mental retardation. The present study is an applied study in terms of its purpose and in terms of data collection method, the quasi-experimental method was of the pre-test and post-test type with an unequal control group. The statistical population studied in this study included all adolescent students with mental retardation in Sabzevar city who were diagnosed with mild mental retardation according to the psychiatrist and were selected through available sampling and randomly placed in two groups (experimental and control) of 30 people. The data collection tools in this study included the Wineland and Dahl Adaptive Behavior Scale (1976) questionnaire and the Broninex-Ozeretsky Motor Skills Test. In order to conduct this study, the necessary permits were obtained from the Exceptional Schools Organization. The statistical population had all been diagnosed as mildly mentally retarded by a competent psychiatrist. After selecting and replacing the samples in the desired groups, pre-tests of adaptive behavior and motor proficiency were conducted. Then, the protocol of group games based on the theory of adaptive behavior was implemented for 12 weeks, 2 sessions per week and a total of 3 hours for the experimental group. The results of the study showed that group games based on the theory of sensory integration had a significant effect on adaptive behavior and motor proficiency (P < 0.05). The results also showed that the greatest change among the components of adaptive behavior was related to general self-help and among the components of motor proficiency was related to fine movementsg

Keywords: Keywords: Group games based on the theory of sensory integration, adaptive behavior, motor proficiency, adolescents with mental retardation