autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder, characterized by poor social interaction and communication impairment and repetitive behavior. autism is considered as a genetic and multifactorial disorder, with diverse risk factors involved. herein, we report a 13-year-old male with common variable immunodeficiency (cvid), who was diagnosed with autism at the age of 3 years old. as  there  are  some  ...

abstract: aim and background: autism spectrum disorder is a complex childhood neurological disorder that affects all aspects of child development. the purpose of this study was to determine the effectiveness of an intervention program using animals to improve cognitive, social, behavioral functioning , and communication in children with autism spectrum disorders. methods and materials: 14 child...

autism and fragile x syndrome have multiple behavioral phenotypes in common, however there has been little research into the potential role of fragile x mental retardation protein (fmrp) in autism. we sought to measure protein levels of fmrp in the lateral cerebella of subjects with autism and matched controls. we found significantly reduced levels of fmrp (p<0.0063) in subjects with autism. th...

autism is a lifelong neurological disability of unknown etiology. the criteria for a diagnosis of autism are based on a triad of impairments in social interaction, communication and a lack of flexibility in thinking and behavior there are several factors which are likely to contribute to this variation including the definition of autism and variability in diagnosis amongst professionals, howeve...

background: autism spectrum disorder (asd) is a neurological disorder typically appearing before the age of three . the exact cause of autism remains uncertain, and several factors may be involved in its onset: genetic factors and possible environmental factors. the aim of this study was to assess the correlates of autism in the lebanese population. methods: we investigated the association of a...

autism is a developmental disability with age of onset in childhood (under 3 years old), which is characterized by definite impairments in social interactions, abnormalities in speech, and stereotyped pattern of behaviors. due to the progress of autism in recent decades, a wide range of studies have been done to identify the etiological factors of autism. it has been found that genetic and envi...

how to cite this article: mohammadi mr, salmanian m, akhondzadeh sh. autism spectrum disorders in iran. iranian journal of child neurology2011;5(4):1-9. objective autistic disorder, asperger syndrome, and pdd-not otherwise specified are subsets of autism spectrum disorders (asds), which are characterized by impairments in social communication and stereotyped behavior. this article reviews the p...

objectives: the aim of this study was to evaluate the psychometric features of the persian version of the autism behavior checklist (abc). method: the international quality of life assessment (iqola) approach was used to translate the english abc into persian. a total sample of 184 parents of children including 114 children with autism disorder (mean age =7.21, sd =1.65) and 70 typically develo...

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...