Abstract Aim: The aim of this study was comparing parenting styles of parents of children with and without autism spectrum disorder. Method: This was a causal-comparative research. The statistical population of this research includes the whole parents of children with and without autism spectrum disorder in Shiraz city that among them, 90 subjects (49 parents of children with autism spectrum...

Background: Children with autism spectrum face many problems with adaptive behavior and consequently parents are faced with more mental health problems. The goal of this study is to investigate the relationship between stress and coping styles of mothers and autism spectrum disorder with adaptive behavior in children. Method: The research design is the correlation-descriptive. The study populat...

Background: The presence of children with autism spectrum disorder in the family imposes great pressure on family members especially on mothers. Mothers of children with autism spectrum disorder are faced with numerous challenges that expose them to high levels of stress and other negative psychological consequences. This study is conducted in order to compare levels of perceived stress, family...

Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that has many problems with social and communication skills for children. Based on this, different approaches to treatment based on different orientations have been developed. This review article conducted with the aim of introducing Son-Rise Program (SRP) for children with autism spectrum disorder. The program is based ...

Background & purpose: Autism spectrum disorder is a developmental neurological disorder characterized by impairment in social and communication interactions and repetitive behaviors.  The increasing prevalence of this disorder has raised the need for research on its characteristics and treatment methods.  The aim of this study was to investigate the effect of social stories using video modeling...

Abstract Background and purpose: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of Gottman-based couple psycho educational program on reducing marital conflicts and improving family quality of life of parents of children with autism spectrum disorder. Method: This study was a quasi-experimental with a pretest-posttest design with a control group. The statistical population includ...

Introduction: It is widely accepted that parents of children with autism face higher stress than parents of normal children. Investigating the effects of such stresses on the family is a proper strategy for planning to manage the problems of having a child with autism disorder. The purpose of this study was to investigate the predictive role of perceived parenting stress in adaptability and coh...

Objective The treatment of autism, a long-term developmental neurological disorder, is controversial. Because of the increasing trend and the lack of a known cause in this area, the treatment is complicated; obscure development of the disorder is a fundamental issue for the parents of these children. Due to the nature of the disorder and involvement of long durations of treatment, various thera...