objectives: joint attention is one of the most important prerequisite of language and social development. there are two types of joint attention, initiating joint attention and responding to joint attention. this study examined the development of responding to joint attention in typically developing children in 8-30 month. methods: this study was cross-sectional. 61 children (40 female and 20 m...

The extent to which early social communication behaviors predict later communication and intellectual outcomes was investigated via retrospective video analysis. Joint attention, imitation, and complex object play behaviors were coded from edited home videos featuring scenes of 29 children with ASD at 9-12 and/or 15-18 months. A quantitative interval recording of behavior and a qualitative rati...

objective: children with autism have sitting and on-task behavior problems in class. therefore, the effects of three alternative classroom-seating devices such as regular classroom chairs, therapy balls, and air cushions were examined on students’ classroom behavior. material and method: fifteen autistic students participated in this a-b-a-c multiple treatments, semi-experimental study. student...

Background: Autism is characterized by difficulties in social interaction, communication, and repetitive behaviors; with different degrees of severity in each of the core areas. Haploinsufficiency and point mutations of RAI1 are associated with Smith-Magenis syndrome (SMS), a genetic condition that scores within the autism spectrum range for social responsiveness and communication, and is chara...

Deficits in social and communication behaviors are common features of a number of neurodevelopmental disorders. However, the molecular and cellular substrates of these higher order brain functions are not well understood. Here we report that specific alterations in social and communication behaviors in mice occur as a result of loss of the EPAC2 gene, which encodes a protein kinase A-independen...

pragmatics is defined as appropriate use of language either to comprehend ideas or to interact in social situations effectively. pragmatic competence, which is processed in the right hemisphere, comprises a number of interrelated skills that manifest in a range of adaptive behaviors. due to the widespread influence of language in communication, studying pragmatic profiles, by developing appropr...

objectives: autism spectrum disorder (asd) is a group of neurodevelopment syndromes with impairments in social communications and restrictive or repetitive behaviors. neurofeedback is a new method that may regulate neuro and metabolic function in brain. this study is semi-experimental, with pre and post test.  methods: in 26 children with asd, 40 sessions of neurofeedback were done. brain waves...