Building Autonomous Social Partners for Autistic Children

Understanding the Functioning of Social Interaction with Autistic Children

Autistic children have severe difficulties in social interactions and communication. The majority of studies conducted so far with these children are designed to identify what is missing in their behaviour or in their cognitive abilities that could explain their social impairment. However, relatively little research has been made analysing the actual interpersonal functioning existing with fami...

Marital Satisfaction and Happiness in Parents with Autistic and Normal Children

Objectives: The present study was conducted to compare the relationship between marital satisfaction and happiness in parents of autistic and normal childrenchildren. Methods: This causal-comparative research was conducted on all parents of autistic and normal children  who referred to the rehabilitation clinics in Tehran in 2017. Using available sampling, 220 parents (110 parents with autisti...

Efficacy and Safety of Aripiprazole for Treatment of Irritability in Children with Autistic Disorder: An Open-Label Study

Analysing Interactive Competencies of Children with Autism Playing with a Mobile Robot

This chapter discusses two analysis techniques that are being used in order to study how children with autism interact with an autonomous, mobile and ‘social’ robot in a social setting that also involves adults. A quantitative technique based on micro-behaviours is outlined. The second technique, Conversation Analysis, provides a qualitative and more detailed investigation of the sequential ord...

The Effectiveness of Mindful Self-Compassion on Thinking Rumination and Social Anxiety of Mothers of Children with Autism

The present study was conducted with the aim of determining the effectiveness of mindful self-compassion training on rumination and social anxiety of mothers with autistic children. The current research was a semi-experimental type with a pre-test, post-test, and control group with a one-month follow-up. The statistical population of this research included mothers with autistic children who wer...