Document Type : Original Article
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1 PhD Student in Psychology and Education Exceptional Children, Center Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran , Iran.
2 Associate Professor, Department of Psychology, Abhar Branch, Islamic Azad University, Abhar, Iran
3 Assistant Professor in Psychology and Education Exceptional Children, Faculty of Psychology, Center Tehran Branch, Islamic Azad University, Tehran, Iran
4 Associate Professor of Anatomy, Neuroscience Research center, Department of Anatomy School of Medicine.Golestan medical university, Gorgan, Iran
Abstract
Background and objectives: Considering the insufficient efficacy of the medical and educational rehabilitation treatments on behavioral problems of children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), novel treatments based on Mindfulness–Based Positive Behavior support (MBPBS) therapy on mothers of these children are suggested for reducing the behavioral problems of their children. Thus, in the present study, the effect of MBPBS on mindfulness of mothers of children with ASD and the behavioral problems of children were investigated.
Methods: In this study, we randomly divided 30 mothers of 8-10 year-old children with ASD into two groups of experiment and control, 15 in each group. Both groups were evaluated using Bodfish Repetitive Behavior Scale–Revised before intervention, after 8 sessions of MBPBS education of the intervention group, and one month after the intervention.
Results: Mean scores of stereotyped, self-harm, monotone, obsessive, ritualistic, and limited behavior were similar at pre-test (P>0.05); while, immediately and one month after intervention, it was significantly lower in the intervention group, compared to the control group; mean scores of the above-mentioned behavior had no significant change by time in children with ASD in the control group, while it had significant decrease in the intervention group by time (P<0.001).
Conclusion: MBPBS education to mothers of ASD children is effective on reducing the behavioral problems of ASD children and is thus suggested to be included in the treatment protocol of these children.
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