Saeed Rezayi; Asgar Choobdari
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The aim of this study was to develop and validate a package of empowerment of pre-verbal (communication) skills for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, especially children with autism. This research was done descriptively-analytically. This research method had two parts: qualitative research ...
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The aim of this study was to develop and validate a package of empowerment of pre-verbal (communication) skills for children with neurodevelopmental disorders, especially children with autism. This research was done descriptively-analytically. This research method had two parts: qualitative research and quantitative research. In the qualitative research section, the inductive qualitative content analysis method has been used. To analyze the qualitative content, a systematic search of articles, dissertations, and books related to the field of pre-verbal skills of children with autism spectrum disorder was used. Also, the face and content validity methods were used to check the validity of the developed package. Finally, the results of all content analyses performed on sources and components derived from them were presented in the form of a pre-verbal skills empowerment package. The results of content validity based on the opinions of 12 experts in this field showed that the designed package has good content validity (0.83). Therefore, it can be concluded that the pre-communication (verbal) skills empowerment package designed has the necessary formal and content validity and can be used in educational and clinical contexts.
Fatemeh Nikkhoo; asgar chubdari
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The comorbidity of neurodevelopmental disorders regarding deafness has been confirmed in several studies, which further emphasizes the necessity of paying more attention to diagnostic and rehabilitation approaches in this field. The primary objective of the present study was to provide a systematic review ...
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The comorbidity of neurodevelopmental disorders regarding deafness has been confirmed in several studies, which further emphasizes the necessity of paying more attention to diagnostic and rehabilitation approaches in this field. The primary objective of the present study was to provide a systematic review of neurodevelopmental disorders which are associated with deafness in children. The present review study was conducted and obtained through comprehensive search and utilizing keywords including: deafness, comorbid disorder, neurodevelopmental disorder, and hearing impairment in Web of Science, Google Scholar, ScienceDirect databases that had been published between 2009 and 2019. Ultimately, 23 scientific papers were chosen in accordance with the primary objective of the research project and the inclusion criteria & research findings were then extracted. Out of the 24 chosen papers, 13 papers (56.52%) had focused on etiology and the prevalence of disorders, 7 papers (30.43%) had focused on evaluation, 3 papers (13.04%) had focused on rehabilitation and intervention. A. Bearing in mind that comorbid disorders affect the effectiveness of intervention programs and treatments such as hearing aids, cochlear implants, and rehabilitation, it is considered essential to pay close attention to expert evaluations and experts' knowledge & awareness regarding the early diagnosis of comorbid disorders which are associated with deafness