The Impact of Arts Based Therapy (ABT) on Children with Special Needs

Abstract

The aim of the research is to determine whether Arts based therapy (ABT) has a significant impact on the participants. The sample for this research study were initially 10 students in the age group of 14-30 from Vishesh special needs school which is based in Kudasan, Gandhinagar. Afterwards three students stopped coming to the sessions which made the sample group only 7 participants. The findings of the research indicate that Arts based therapy has a significant effect on different therapeutic domains namely Motor, Attention, Cognition, Expressive capability. Narrative capability and Group interaction of the participants.  Furthermore, the limitations of the research indicate a more objectionable data due to the low reliability and validity of the psychometric tools. Also, a lack of external validity due to a diverse age group in the sample. The future implications of the research can be to conduct more longitudinal studies as well as population specific research studies.