“…Several factors contribute to the social acceptance of individuals with special needs, including differences in physical appearance compared to typically developing peers (Sucuoğlu and Kargın, 2014), limited and inadequate academic skills (Çetin, Ceylan, and Taşlıbeyaz, 2022), and displaying problematic behaviors due to their limitations (Bakkaloğlu, Sucuoğlu, & Özbek, 2019). Additionally, difficulties in understanding and interpreting the behavior of others (Dobbins, Higgins, Pierce, Tandy, & Tincani, 2010) and slower progress in self-care skills compared to typically developing peers (Sucuoğlu and Kargın, 2014) also affect the level of social acceptance.…”