introduction: development. it is a lifelong condition, with symptom that appears in early childhood. these people have problem in social skills, communicating with others and expressing their feelings. these people specially have difficulties with the surrounding world and recognizing objects. one of the most effective methods in educating the autistic children is “picture exchange communicatio...

how to cite this article: jalili m, jahangiri n, yazdi aa, ashrafzadeh f. the effects of imitative vs. cognitive methods on the speech development of children with autism. iran j child neurol. 2014 winter; 8(1):37-46. objective the present study was performed to examine the effects of two speech therapy methods on six verbal behaviors of autistic children, including oral speech, listening, orga...

This study aims to analyze whether the combination of play therapy and speech effectively affects behavioral development children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). uses a quantitative method population in this are all autism who regular visitors at NU_Kids Integrated Therapy 1 2. The collection samples used purposive sampling method. results showed that most were given treatment only (Group ...

Introduction: The dominant approach in the etiology and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a behavioral approach. Proponents of the behavioral model believe that children with autism in access to capabilities in achieving love, empathy, language and creative thinking, have significant fundamental defects.  Instead model-based development of individual differences relationship offers...

neuroplasticity is the brain's ability to reorganize itself by forming new neural connections throughout life. neuroplasticity allows the neurons in the brain to compensate injury and disease and to adjust their activities in response to new situations or to changes in their environment. at the other side, it is now well established that neuronal function is strongly influenced by both cen...

introduction: the dominant approach in the etiology and treatment of autism spectrum disorder (asd) is a behavioral approach. proponents of the behavioral model believe that children with autism in access to capabilities in achieving love, empathy, language and creative thinking, have significant fundamental defects.  instead model-based development of individual differences relationship offers...

there are a limited number of food and drug administration ( fda)-approved medications for the treatment of autism. meanwhile, oxidative stress and neuroinflammation are supposed to play a causative role in autism. n-acetylcysteine may provide cystine, a precursor for glutathione (gsh), which is an important antioxidant factor in the brain. we here report a child with autism, whose symptoms wer...

OBJECTIVE To present a model for autism showing that impairment of sensory and self-regulation is the core deficit that underlies delays in social/language skills and abnormal behavior in autism; and to demonstrate the efficacy of a treatment for autism based on Chinese medicine. METHODS Children with autism under 6 years of age were assigned to treatment or wait-list conditions. A total of 1...