how to cite this article: hakim shoushtari m, ghalebandi mf, tavasoli a, pourshams m. kleine-levin syndrome in an 8 year old girl with autistic disorder does autism account a primary or secondary cause? iran j child neurol. autumn 2015;9(4):61-64. abstract objective kleine–levin syndrome (kls) is a rare disorder with an unknown etiology. autism spectrum disorder is characterized by various degr...

background  autistic spectrum disorder (asd) is a neurodevelopmental disorder. there is a large quantity of evidence which point towards a positive correlation between autism and mitochondrial disorders (md). in addition to that, several published reports, indicate that people with neurological disorders exhibit pathological signs of mitochondrial disorders and vice versa. screening for underly...

background and objective: background: the present study investigates the relationship between attention deficit hyperactive disorder (adhd) and the severity of symptoms in children with autistic spectrum disorder. methods: the study was conducted on 80 patients with autistic spectrum disorder visiting child psychiatric clinic of tehran psychiatric institute. the severity of autistic symptoms wa...

how to cite this article: mohammadi mr, salmanian m, akhondzadeh sh. autism spectrum disorders in iran. iranian journal of child neurology2011;5(4):1-9. objective autistic disorder, asperger syndrome, and pdd-not otherwise specified are subsets of autism spectrum disorders (asds), which are characterized by impairments in social communication and stereotyped behavior. this article reviews the p...

Background and Objective: Background: The present study investigates the relationship between attention deficit hyperactive disorder (ADHD) and the severity of symptoms in children with autistic spectrum disorder. Methods: The study was conducted on 80 patients with autistic spectrum disorder visiting Child Psychiatric Clinic of Tehran Psychiatric Institute. The severity of autistic sympt...

BACKGROUND Lack of social interaction, which is characteristically seen in people with autistic-spectrum disorder, may be caused by malfunctioning of the frontostriatal reward systems. However, no reported in vivo brain imaging studies have investigated reward mechanisms in autistic-spectrum disorder. AIMS To investigate functional brain activation during reward feedback in people with autist...

The theory and practice of sensory integration were developed in the late 1960s by an occupational therapist and psychologist, Dr. A. Jean Ayres [1]. Also, known as sensory processing, it is “the neurological process that organizes sensation from one’s own body and from the environment and makes it possible to use the body effectively within the environment” [1].