Employment, having a vocation and independent living for individuals Mentally Retarded is an important and necessary factor. Employment plays an important role in the transition of these individuals from school to work and adult period. However, the recent statistics indicate that there are problems in hiring these people. The researchers conducted in this matter indicate that almost every pers...

Background: The main purpose of this article is to propose philosophical basis for religious education of mentally retarded persons (based on Mulla Sadra’s theories). The article emphasizes mainly on the ultimate fate and prosperity of these people in Hereafter World. The methods used in preparing the present paper were analysis of Sadra’s texts and deduction. Existence being skeptic, existence...

Despite increasing awareness for the education of mentally retarded people in the last few decades leading to significant outcomes, one of the key elements of their lives - sexual relationship - has been neglected.  Different aspects of sexual behavior such as knowledge about sexual organs, preventing sexual abuse, and child bearing are essential. Since these individuals are more prone to ...

Purpose: Less attention has been paid to the electromyographic activity of the lower extremity muscles, which is considered as an essential part of the kinetic studies on the gait of mentally retarded individuals. Hence, the study aims at determining the surface electromyography characteristics of the lower extremity muscles of mentally retarded adolescents during walking. Methods: It is a cau...

Background & Aims: The study of karyotype in several cases is the first step in the diagnosis of genetic disorders. The purpose of this study was to investigate the karyotype of a number of individuals with a range of possible genetic disorders. Materials & Methods: This researchis a descriptive cross-sectional study. Sampling was done after obtaining necessary permissions and written consent ...

To evaluate the efficacy of Vineland Adaptive Behavior Scales in Iranian population, this scale was applied to 360 normal subjects in 15 age groups from birth to 18 years and 11 months. In urban and rural areas of Kerman. It was also filled for 40 mentally retarded individuals from variuos age groups. Findings show that all domains of this scale have significant reliability for Iranian popula...

Objective: The aim of this study was to determine the effect of Learning through Virtual Social Networks Based on the 5E Instructional Design Model on the Creativity and Social Participation of Mentally Retarded Children in the Experimental Sciences. Method: The research method was experimental and the experimental design was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest and control group.  The stat...