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Children with learning disorders are often apathetic, inattentive, and have low self-esteem;additionally, aggressive behavior is still a common occurrence that can impair their social,emotional, psychological, behavioral, and intellectual development. The current study aimed toinvestigate the effect of art therapy on aggressive behavior and self-esteem among children withlearning disorders. Methods: A quasi-experimental (one group pretest -posttest design) was utilizedin this study. The study was conducted at Shebin Elkom, Menoufia Governate. The selected centers(Al Basma Association center and Ebny center for children with special needs) are both centers forchildren with disabilities. Sample: A purposive sample of 60 children who attended previouslyselected centers for treatment and follow-up. Data were gathered by the following tools (1) TheModified Overt Aggression Scale (MOAS), (2) The child Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale (CRSES),inaddition to demographic characteristics as child age, gender, academic level, parent age, andeducation level. Results: Following art therapy, the majority of the children of learning disorder(85%) displayed little aggressiveness. In addition, 61% of children show normal self-esteem postintervention, and there was a statistically significant difference in self-esteem before and after arttherapy. Conclusion: Art therapy reduces aggressive behavior and increases self-esteem in childrenwith learning disorders. Recommendation: Rehabilitation pediatric nurses and parents of childrenwith learning disorders should receive in-service training on the value of art therapy and how to useit to reduce violent behavior and enhance children’s self-esteem
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