conclusions: these findings demonstrated that cognitive failure and alexithymia had important roles in strengthening and appearance of high-risk behaviors in students with learning disabilities. therefore, considering those problems, precautionary actions might be necessary. results: the results showed that high-risk behaviors had significant positive correlations with difficulty identifying fe...

anxiety disorders are the most common reasons for referring to specialized clinics. if the response to stress changed, anxiety can be greatly controlled. the most obvious effect of stress occurs on circulatory system especially through sweating. the electrical conductivity of skin or in other words galvanic skin response (gsr) which is dependent on stress level is used; beside this parameter pe...

objective(s): parkinson's disease (pd) is a progressive neurological disorder associated with motor disabilities and cognitive dysfunction as well. evidence indicates that pd occurs less frequently in women than men, confirming a role for steroid hormones in protection of dopaminergic nigrostriatal neurons. it is reported that soy genistein, an estrogen agonist phytoestrogen, display neuro...

objective: the present study has been carried out to compare the social competence in two groups of students with autism disorder (ad) and learning disorders (ld). methods: this research was a kind of descriptive research with 2 comparative groups. 90 learning and autistic disorder students aged 10 to 13 years (45 ld & 45 ad) were selected randomly as a statistical sample. for the assessment of...

conclusions the pattern of visual impairment in learning-impaired children is not much different from that in normal children; however, because these children may not be able to express themselves clearly, lack of correct diagnosis and appropriate treatment has resulted in a marked defect in recognizing visual disorders in these children. therefore, gaining knowledge of the prevalence of refrac...