This study aims to analyze the effect of the skin scuba diving nitrox EAN 50 program on cognitive and social development in people with autistic disabilities. The study aims to provide preliminary data on the usefulness of the program as a form of rehabilitative treatment to provide more opportunities for social participation and an improved quality of life for people with autistic disabilities.
In order to achieve these research goals, measurement factors for standard values and standard deviation values were calculated for 10 people with autistic disabilities associated with the B Foundation located in Busan Metropolitan City in the year 2015. Matching sample T verification data analysis was used to verify the difference in standard values for each item before and after the program was conducted.
IBM SPSS Statistics 21 was used to analyze the collected data. Based on the aforementioned research methods, the following conclusions were deduced.
First, for people with autistic disabilities in the program, there was a positive correlation between the skin scuba diving nitrox EAN50 program and motor skill abilities. Second, the program had no effect on the language skills of the people with autistic disabilities who participated in the program. Third, the skin scuba diving nitrox EAN50 program showed a positive effect on the overall cognitive abilities of people with autistic disabilities in the program. Fourth, there was an improvement in the interpersonal relations of the people with autistic disabilities who participated in the skin scuba diving nitrox EAN50 program. Fifth, people with autistic disabilities in the program were able to follow directions better after taking part in the skin scuba diving nitrox EAN50 program.
Sixth, there was a positive correlation between participation by people with autistic disabilities in the skin scuba diving nitrox EAN50 program and behavior. Seventh, participation in the skin scuba diving nitrox EAN50 program by people with autistic disabilities had a positive effect on their ability to adapt to groups.
Through these results, it was learned that the skin scuba diving nitrox EAN50 program had an effect on a variety of sub-factors related to the cognitive and social developed of people with autistic disabilities.
The study results support and provide evidence for the idea that the EAN 50 program is useful as a rehabilitation program for people with autistic disabilities.
Additionally, this program gives people with autistic disabilities the chance to stand should to shoulder with their non-disabled peers by increasing their chances for social participation and furthermore will provide preliminary data that will be helpful for the creation of rehabilitation and treatment problems for people with autistic disabilities.