objectives: this study compared the effects of individual and group training on general health and stress of parents of children with autism spectrum disorders. methods: a sample of 75 parents of children referring to autistic children foundation (including 50 parents in two experimental groups and 25 parents in control group) was taken into account. sample parents were selected through accessi...

objective: children with autism have sitting and on-task behavior problems in class. therefore, the effects of three alternative classroom-seating devices such as regular classroom chairs, therapy balls, and air cushions were examined on students’ classroom behavior. material and method: fifteen autistic students participated in this a-b-a-c multiple treatments, semi-experimental study. student...

objective: the present study was conducted to investigate the effect of transdiagnostic treatments on worry and rumination of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder (asd).  methods: the study population included all mothers of children with asd in isfahan city. among mothers of children with asd, 40 individuals were selected from those who obtained the highest scores in worry and rum...

introduction: language impairment is a primary characteristic of children with autism spectrum disorder (asd). however, findings of language deficits in these children have been inconclusive, and many researchers believe that in such children the pattern of language profiles is different from normal children. to determine this pattern, comprehension and expression of syntax were examined in 10 ...

background: sufficient and thorough knowledge in early recognition of symptoms and proper management of asd is of utmost importance to medical graduates in the initial years of their learning in medical school. their knowledge regarding asd will be helpful when they become health care professionals as it will be easy for proper management of asd. our aim is to evaluate and analyze medical under...

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 of...

Abstract Purpose: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD( identified via deficit of social communication, stereotyped movements and limited interactions. Postural instability is common in children with autism spectrum disorder. The purpose of this study is the effects of 8 weeks core stability training on trunk endurance in boys with autism spectrum disorder. Methods: The research subjects include ...

introduction: autism spectrum disorders (asd) belong to the pervasive neurodevelopmental disorders. the prevalence of asd has increased significantly throughout recent decades, bringing the overall estimated prevalence to 11.3 per 1000 children. asd is characterized by severe difficulties in reciprocal social interaction, stereotyped patterns of behavior and profound impairments in verbal and n...

conclusions the most effected parts in asd are lateral connections of hmasd. two-sided connections which are completely symmetric become more active, and cause extra synchronization. on the other hand, due to special characteristic of two-sided connections and their ability to simulate the same phased dynamics, they cause unnatural asymmetry in children’s eeg signal. these results are consisten...