Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review

Pivotal Response Treatment for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Systematic Review

The Evolution of Social Cognition Development in Children whit Autism Spectrum and ADHD Disorders: A Systematic Review Study

Autism spectrum and attention-deficit/hyperactivity (ADHD) disorders are associated with widespread social cognitive impairments that affect their social relationships. In this regard, the present review study was conducted to investigate the development of social cognition in children with autism spectrum and ADHD disorders. In this systematic meta-analysis study, published articles on the dev...

Pivotal response treatment for autism spectrum disorder: current perspectives

Pivotal response treatment (PRT) is an evidence-based behavioral intervention based on applied behavior analysis principles aimed to improve social communication skills in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). PRT adopts a more naturalistic approach and focuses on using a number of strategies to help increase children's motivation during intervention. Since its conceptualization, PRT...

Social Competence in Children with Learning and Autism Spectrum Disorders

Objective: The present study has been carried out to compare the social competence in two groups of students with Autism Disorder (AD) and Learning Disorders (LD). Methods: This research was a kind of descriptive research with 2 comparative groups. 90 learning and Autistic disorder students aged 10 to 13 years (45 LD & 45 AD) were selected randomly as a statistical sample. For the assessment...

A systematic review of secretin for children with autism spectrum disorders.

CONTEXT As many as 1 in every 110 children in the United States has an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Secretin is 1 of many medical treatments studied for treating the symptoms of ASDs, but there is currently no consensus regarding which interventions are most effective. OBJECTIVE To systematically review evidence regarding the use of secretin in children with ASDs who are aged 12 years and ...