Background and Purpose: Aggressive behavior is the most frequent behavioral problem in the preschool children. Numerous factors play a role in this context, including the lack of social skills. In this regard, play is considered as one of the most efficient methods in reducing children's externalizing behavior problems and improving their communicative and social skills. Therefore, the present ...

Objective: One of the biggest problems that children with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder are dealing with is emotional-behavioral control problems that make social communication at home and school difficult Some of these problems include social problems, aggression, and law-breaking . Nowadays, the use of play therapy for children with  ADHD is prevalent. Play therapy is an active app...

Background: Autism is a neurodevelopment disorder that usually appears in early years and its main characteristics are repeated problems in social interaction, abnormal verbal and nonverbal communication, and stereotyped patterns of behavior and interests. Two of the therapies that are currently being discussed are music therapy and play therapy. Music with play is one of the skills necessary f...

Objective Deafness is a disorder with many individual and interpersonal negative consequences. Therefore, proper measures should be taken to identify and implement effective programs and strategies to reduce the problems of these people. This study aimed to investigate the effectiveness of play therapy on deaf children's social adaptation and communication skills. Materials & Methods This rese...