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Behnamnejad N, Rezaei S, Farrokhi N, Salahshoori A. Developing and Validating a Sensory-Motor Play Therapy Program Based on Deleuze and Guattari's Philosophy for Autistic Children: A Qualitative Study. IJPCP 2025; 31 (1)
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1- Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran. , n.behnamnejad@yahoo.com
2- Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Assessment and Measurement, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Philosophy of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Allameh Tabatabae University, Tehran, Iran.
2- Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology and Education, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.
3- Department of Assessment and Measurement, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Allameh Tabataba’i University, Tehran, Iran.
4- Department of Philosophy of Education, Faculty of Education and Psychology, Allameh Tabatabae University, Tehran, Iran.
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Objectives For exceptional children, a diverse range of interventions is needed to effectively address their needs. This study aimed to develop and validate a sensory-motor play therapy program grounded in Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy for children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD).
Methods This is a qualitative study using the inductive content analysis approach. A search in online databases for articles and books related to Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy published from 1953 to 2023 was first conducted to extract the philosophical components and synthesize them with therapeutic and educational principles related to ASD and sensory-motor play therapy. It led to designing a structured play therapy program. The program was reviewed by 16 experts. To ensure its validity, the content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) were calculated.
Results The play therapy program had 14 core components categorized into three domains: format, content, and method. The components included: Immanence, Life, Assemblage, Vertical View, Body Without Organs, Becoming, Rhizome, Strata, Preference of Action Over Expression, Perception of the Other, Smoothing, Deterioration & Reterioration, Spaces of Encounter, and Repetition. The CVI values >0.79 and CVR values >0.62 confirmed the program's validity.
Conclusion The developed play therapy program offers a structured yet flexible approach to fostering interaction and expression in autistic children. Future research should focus on the clinical implementation of this valid program and its impact on the social and emotional development of children.
Methods This is a qualitative study using the inductive content analysis approach. A search in online databases for articles and books related to Deleuze and Guattari’s philosophy published from 1953 to 2023 was first conducted to extract the philosophical components and synthesize them with therapeutic and educational principles related to ASD and sensory-motor play therapy. It led to designing a structured play therapy program. The program was reviewed by 16 experts. To ensure its validity, the content validity index (CVI) and content validity ratio (CVR) were calculated.
Results The play therapy program had 14 core components categorized into three domains: format, content, and method. The components included: Immanence, Life, Assemblage, Vertical View, Body Without Organs, Becoming, Rhizome, Strata, Preference of Action Over Expression, Perception of the Other, Smoothing, Deterioration & Reterioration, Spaces of Encounter, and Repetition. The CVI values >0.79 and CVR values >0.62 confirmed the program's validity.
Conclusion The developed play therapy program offers a structured yet flexible approach to fostering interaction and expression in autistic children. Future research should focus on the clinical implementation of this valid program and its impact on the social and emotional development of children.
Keywords: Autism spectrum disorder, Sensory-motor, Play therapy, Deleuze Guattari, Philosophy, Psychology
Type of Study: Original Research |
Subject:
Psychiatry and Psychology
Received: 2024/08/21 | Accepted: 2025/07/16 | Published: 2025/08/1
Received: 2024/08/21 | Accepted: 2025/07/16 | Published: 2025/08/1
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