Objectives: Low Birth Weight neonates need complementary interventions (e.g. tactile kinesthetic stimulation) to promote their development. This study was conducted to determine the effect of Tactile- Kinesthetic Stimulation (TKS) on motor development of Low Birth Weight neonates. Methods: In this clinical trial study, sample was made out of 40 inborn LBW neonates who were divided into two g...

introduction: human behavior and activity are resulting from their motives or needs. managers could timely and properly satisfy the needs and motivation of their stuffs by understanding and predict their real motivations and needs. this study was conducted to identify factors affecting staff motivation of public and private hospitals in isfahan. methods: in this descriptive – analytical study 2...

Although adaptive behavior became a diagnostic criterion in the 5th edition of the American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities, AAIDD (Heber, 1959, 1961), there are no measures with adequate psychometric properties for diagnosing significant limitations in adaptive behavior according to the current conception of the construct. This fact has led to an excessive reliance o...

Education is the central column of people, so it must be available to anyone. Creativity can developed through its usefulness benefits everyone, especially students with intellectual disabilities, because an effective tool for acceptable inclusion in society. The objective this work was know basic concepts critical thinking and variables that are used population develop them. Therefore, a descr...

A transactional model of intelligence is contrasted with main-effect and interactional models through the examination of perhaps the most important source of biological and social-cultural determinants to intellectual behavior; the family of origin. This examination allows the science of cognition both an understanding of intelligence and the development of intelligence. A method of investigati...

objective mental retardation (mr) or intellectual disability is one of three chronic and disabling neurological disorders of children and adolescents. its prevalence is estimated 1-3% of the population. mr is defined as significant sub-average intellectual functioning and adaptive behavior that become detectable before the age of 18. mr may come into view before 5 years as delay in at least two...