Background & Aim: The prevalence of autism spectrum disorders in Iran is increasing and mothers of these children are exposed to parental challenges. One of the most important determinants of emotional behavior problems in children is the parenting style of parents, especially the mother. So, the purpose of this study was to investigate the relationship between parenting styles in mothers of ch...

Introduction: Neurodevelopmental disorders cause a wide range of problems for the child that directly or indirectly lead to a decrease in the quality of life of the family. Considering that mothers have the most responsibility for the development of their children, this study aimed to compare family developmental function, personality characteristics and parenting stress of mothers of children ...

Objectives One of the prevalent problems in children with autism spectrum disorder is that they face problem related to social initiation and initiation in questions asking. The present study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of the Pivotal Response Treatment  on the degree of question-asking of children with autism spectrum disorder.   Methods The research population included a...

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...

The purpose of the present study was to design a training program based on resilience components and evaluate its impact on the cognitive emotion regulation of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder. In this quasi-experimental research, first the training program was designed based on resilience components and then the program effectiveness was assessed through a pretest-posttest con...

Background and Purpose: Since children with autism spectrum disorder are at risk for emotional and social problems, the purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of emotional regulation training on social skills of children with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group design. For this purpose, 25 chil...

Although the problems and disabilities caused by autism spectrum disorders are constant companions to these individuals, timely treatment interventions can provide the necessary grounds for their empowerment., However, one thing that deserves attention is that  regular learning environments are not often designed to meet the needs and moods of children with autism spectrum disorder. Likewise, a...

Background: Stigma is a psycho- social processes that starts with labeling and ends to social avoidance. Labeling “autism” is beginning of activation this process in people with autism spectrum disorder and their families. Since stigmatization has psychosocial disadvantages for stigmatized people and there are few researches in this subject, this article has been focused on stigma i...