JOURNAL OF EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN EMPOWERMENT
Year:2017 | Volume:8 | Issue:21|Papers Count:10

Aim: The aim of this study was to determine the effectiveness of cognitive training on attention and working memory in girl students with attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).Methods: The present research was a quasi-experimental study by pre-test, post-test design with control group. 30 girls with ADHD (9-11 years) were selected by convenient sampling method from schools of Kahrizac Province. They were divided into experimental and control group (each consists of 15 students) randomly. Experimental group participated in cognitive training in 10 sessions (two sessions weekly; each lasts for 40 minutes), while control group did not. Stroop color-word test and working memory test were used for assessment of all participants. Data were analyzed by MANCOVA through SPSS version 22. Results: Findings showed that experimental and control groups had significant difference, at least in one of the attention and working memory variables. The results of MANCOVA showed cognitive training had positive and significant effect on the attention rate and working memory of students with ADHD .Conclusion: Cognitive training program led to the improvement of attention and working memory of students with ADHD. It is suggested that to plan and implement of such programs can promote attention and working memory of these students.

The aim of present study was to predicting slow paced students’ performance achievement based on personality traits, locus of control and achievement motivation. This research was from type of correlation. The statistical population included all slow paced students at the high school of Varamin city that totally 60 student were selected by convenient sampling method. All of them completed the questionnaires of personality traits, locus of control and achievement motivation. The average of students considered as an indicator of performance achievement. Data was analyzed by multivariate regression. The results showed that the Personality traits of agreeableness and conscientiousness, internal locus of control and achievement motivation had a positive and significant relationship with performance achievement and neuroticism had a negative and significant relationship with performance achievement. These variables predict 29.8 percent of students’ performance achievement. paying attention to the variables such as personality traits, locus of control and achievement motivation have crucial role in predicting performance achievement.

Aim: This research was carried out with the aim of designing and developing a life quality improvement scheme and the assessment of its effectiveness in the quality of mothers’ life and the social adjustment of slow pace girls suffering from Down’s syndrome. Method: The method of the research is semi-experimental and has taken advantages of pre-test, post-test, and controlled group. Statistical population consisted of all mothers who had trainable slow pace girls with the IQ of 50-70 suffering from Down’s syndrome. Out of which 60 of them were chosen for sampling and were randomly divided into two groups of 30 called Experiment and Control groups. For 11 sessions, the life quality improvement program was applied to Experiment group, unlike the second group. To assess the life quality of mothers and the social adjustment of the children the questionnaire of the life quality of Varosherbon as well as the questionnaire related to the social adjustment of Vineland were used respectively.Results: The data has been analyzed with SPSS20 and multi-variable. The results of the research indicates the life quality improvement scheme has had a meaningful influence on the improvement of the mothers’ life quality (p<0.01); However, in the variable related to the social adjustment of the children, the average of the scores of pre- and post-test showed no meaningful difference (p<0.074). Discussion: The findings of the research illustrates that it is possible to apply life quality improvement scheme, for enhancing the life quality of mothers’ with slow pace children afflicted to Down’s syndrome, and, beside training mothers to improve the social adjustment of slow pace children, to take advantage of a complementary program such as teaching the children life skills in order to increase their social adjustability.

Aim: The aim of present study was to comparison of addiction potential and psychological problems in normal and slow paced adolescents.Methods: This research was a causal-comparative research. The study population included of normal and slow paced adolescents aged 16-18 years old in Tehran city. In this study were participated 60 adolescents that they were divided into two groups, each of which consisted of 30 adolescents. First group were selected randomly from normal adolescents; while the second group were selected from slow paced adolescents by convenient sampling method. The instruments of this research were Iranian addiction potential scale and depression, anxiety, stress scale (DASS-21). Data were analyzed by MANOVA.Results: The findings showed that addiction potential and depression in slow paced adolescents was significantly more than the normal adolescents; while that stress in slow paced adolescents was significantly less than the normal adolescents and anxiety in two groups had not significant.Conclusion: Addiction potential and psychological problems such as depression, anxiety and stress are multidimensional and complex phenomena, which have a very important role in life of adolescents.

Aim: This study aimed to investigate Evaluating of family-based homeopathic intervention program on mother anxiety and bed wetting the preschool children in Tehran.Methods: This was a quasi-experimental study with pretest – posttest and control group.12 children 4 to 6 years old preschoolers and their mothers participated in this study who multistage cluster sampling method were selected. The subjects were randomly divided into two groups of experimental and control groups, so that each group had six children and mother. The experimental group of family-centered intervention program based on similar treatment within one month and fifteen days. While the control group received no intervention. The instruments used in this study, the General Health Questionnaire GHQ-28 and DSM-5 diagnostic chart developed by the researchers based on the criteria for the evaluation of enuresis.Results: Information collected were analyzed with using univariate and multivariate analysis of covariance and also to determine the trend of enuresis using the slope and frequency.Conclusion: The results showed that after intervention, mean scores on anxiety reduction and improvement of in the experimental group was significantly higher than the control group. As a result, family-based homeopathic intervention program reduces mother anxiety and improve bedwetting children.

Aim: The purpose of this study is determining of the effectiveness of positive psychology on psychological well-being in mothers of autistic children.Methods: The Statistical population of this research was included all mothers of autistic children that was conducted in Karaj city. Among of visitors, 30 mothers of autistic children were selected as sample with convenience sampling method. Groups of sample were randomly replaced into two groups of experiment (n=15) and control (n=15) with quasi-experimental model. In order to gathering data, Ryff scale questionnaires of psychological well-being (RSPWB) and Gilliam (GARS) assessment of autism symptoms was used. The experimental group were trained for 8 sessions of 2 hours.Results: In order to analyzing the data, analysis method of covariance was used by SPSS software and the results showed that training the positive psychology on psychological well-being in mothers of autistic children is effective. The results of follow-up test also showed that this method has enough stability and sustainability.Conclusion: The result of this research demonstrates that training the positive psychology can increase the psychological well-being in mothers of autistic children.

Aim: The present study is aimed at investigating the effects of games and activities based on Sher’s project on slow-paced children’s vitality and playfulness. Method: The population of the study consisted of all 6-8 year old slow-paced children of Isfahan City in the academic year 2015-2016. The sample size of the study included 30 male slow-paced students selected as participants via the convenience sampling technique and then were divided into two (15 participant) experimental and control groups. The research instruments were the Vitality Scale and Children's Playfulness Scale (CPS). The experimental group was trained by 24 one-hour sessions of games and activities based on Sher’s project, while the control group received no training. To analyze the data, SPSS-21 software and MANCOVA were employed.Results: The results indicated that games and activities based on Sher’s project are effective on vitality (p=0.001) and also components of playfulness such as physical spontaneity (p=0.001), social spontaneity (p=0.001), cognitive spontaneity (p=0.001), manifest of joy (p=0.001) and sense of humour (p=0.001) of slow-paced children.Conclusion: With regard to these results, it can be inferred that games and activities based on Sher’s project is an appropriate method for improving vitality and playfulness in slow-paced children and it can be used in educational and rehabilitation centers.

Aim: The object of the present study was to determine the effectiveness of rhythmic movement practices on executive functions of male students with intellectual disability.The present research was a quasi-experimental study by pre-test, post-test design and with control group. 27 male students with educable intellectual disability were selected by convenience sampling method from the elementary schools of Tehran city. They were divided into experimental and control group. 13 students were in experimental group and 14 students were in control group. The experimental group participated in rhythmic movement practices in 10 sessions (three sessions weekly, each lasted for 40 minutes), while control group did not. The students were evaluated by Coolidge Neuropsychological Inventory and data were analyzed by covariance analysis through SPSS version 19.The results indicated that the rhythmic movement practices has improved executive functions of students with intellectual disability. It is suggested that specialists improve executive functions of students with intellectual disability by designing and implementing the rhythmic movement practices.

Aim: The purpose of this study is the effect of mobility and orientation training on the social skills and social adjustment for 12 to 18blind students. Methods: The methodology is an experimental study with pretest, post test and control group. The sample of this study was 30male blind students in range of 12 to 18 ages who were studying in special schools for the blinds in 1394-1395.these groups were studied in two categories: experimental(15 persons)and control (15 persons) group. Social skills SRSS test and social adjustments bell questioner for adults have been used to study social skills and social adjustments. these students were taught orientation and mobility tor 10 sessions. Covariance and variance analysis were used to analyze the results. Results: The results describe that teaching orientation and mobility improves the 12 to 18 blind student's social skills and social adjustment abilities. Conclusion: The results shows that mobility and orientation training can increase social skills and social adjustments on blind students and make their lives much more easier.

Aim: This study aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of parent-child communication and parental stress Positive Parenting Program students with attention deficit were performed.Methods: A quasi-experimental research design with a control group and the pre-test and posttest design with two disparate group, 24 mothers of children with attention deficit volunteered from among the available city Aliabad professor of Golestan two experimental groups and one control group.8 sessions and weekly mothers group and each week a 2-hour session, Positive Parenting Program were trained. Parent-child Relationship Inventory (PCR) and parental stress scale as pre and post-test were used and data between a one-way ANCOVA univariate were analyzed.Results: The findings indicate significant differences pre- and post-test scores (P<0.05), respectively.Conclusion: It can be concluded Positive Parenting Program improves parent-child relationships and parental stress can be reduced.