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Basic coaching training course/ Autism therapist training using Applied Analysis methods (ABA)

Basic coaching training course/ Autism therapist training using Applied Analysis methods (ABA)

Instructor: Doctor Hamidreza Pourtemad.

                Full time Professor of Neuropsychology of Shahid Beheshti University

Co-Instructors: Saeed Sadeghi & Esmaeel Shiri

Content of the Course:

  • Introducing Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Causation, Symptomatology of Autism
  • Reviewing methods of teaching, Rehabilitation, and treatment of Autism with the emphasis on ABA methods
  • Principals of training, treatment
  • Preparing to start treatment
  • The need for comprehensive Autism treatment, based on one biologic model
  • Familiarizing families with the changes needed to make in their own, and their child’s lifestyles before starting
  • Training, Rehabilitation and Treatment based on Behavioral Learning Theory
  • Principals of application of behavioral techniques
  • Behavioral analysis concepts
  • Finding the issue
  • Behavioral change components and methods of changing behavior
  • Interventional considerations and behavioral changes
  • Applied Behavioral Analysis (1)
  • Effectiveness of ABA in treating Autism Spectrum Disorder
  • Reputation of ABA in training and rehabilitation of Autism Spectrum Disorder in Iran
  • Using ABA in training and behavioral adjustment
  • Preparing the child
  • The use of ABA in adjusting extreme and deviant behaviors
  • Practicing
  • Differential learning

Conditions of Participants:

Graduates and students of Psychology, Educational Science, and counseling

Cost of the Program:

The cost per individual is 500,000 Toman. This fee includes 4 snacks and two lunch meals

How to register:

To register, please call 09366053453 between 9AM to 12PM

Duration of the Course:

The duration of the course is 16 hours, it will be held on Thursday and Firday (September 1398)

Theoretical training will be 12 hours and practical training (watching movies and playing roles) for 3 hours, and an hour dedicated to the assessment of the course.

 

Holding advanced training course for ABA trainers by professor Pouretemad

Course contents:

Basic communication skills education

Advanced social and communication skills education

Basic verbal skills education

Self-help skills education

Basic cognitive skills education 

Educational therapy reading program

Observation and performance of educational therapy program with autism child

Instructor:

Professor Pouretemad

Cooperation with Saeed Sadeghi and Esmaeil Shiri

Duration of course: 24 hours

(two theoretical days and one practical day with case observation)

Wednesday, Thursday and Friday September 17th to 19th , along with presenting a valid certificate

Participants qualification

Students, graduated students of psychology, counseling and exceptional children major who passed successfully the basic training ABA course

Holding location: Cognitive and brain science research institute of Shahid Beheshti university of Tehran

Course price: 750000T

(This cost contains course fee, lunch and snacks)

 

اتیسم در هفت آینه: هفت روایت والدین کودکان دارای اتیسم ار روند درمان موفق فرزندشان

 

پوراعتماد، حمیدرضا. (۱۳۹۸).اتیسم در هفت آینه: هفت روایت والدین کودکان دارای اتیسم ار روند درمان موفق فرزندشان. انتشارات تمدن علمی

 

این کتاب عصاره زندگی موفقیت‌آمیز هفت والد با کودک دارای اختلال اُتیسم – اختلال رشدی – عصبی – است. آن‌ها نه‌تنها بر مشکلات خود فائق آمدند و از این منظر درس‌های زیادی برای والدین، مربیان و درمانگران کودکان دارای اُتیسم دارند؛ بلکه فلسفه زیستن و هنر زیستن و هنر معنا دادن به شرایط دشوار زندگی را با لحنی خودمانی به همه می‌آموزند. در جای‌جای کتاب دیدگاه فلسفی (اصالت وجود و…) یا روان‌شناسی (ذهن‌آگاهی و…) با عرفان درآمیخته و در متن زندگی روزمره به کار گرفته شده است.

 

 

Measurement of serum hepatitis B surface antibody (HBs- Ab) levels in Iranian autistic children and evaluation of immunological memory after booster dose injection in comparison with controls, 2019

Barfi, C. Narges, H. Pouretemad, V. Pourtahmasebi, M. Nouruzi, M. Farahmand, Y. Yahyapour, S. Ghorbani, L. Ghalihi, H. Ofoghi, S. Jazayeri, “Measurement of serum hepatitis B surface antibody (HBs- Ab) levels in Iranian autistic children and evaluation of immunological memory after booster dose injection in comparison with controls” , JOURNAL OF MEDICAL VIROLOGY, Vol.91, pp.1-7, 2019

Abstract

Background: Responsiveness to hepatitis B vaccine among patients with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) has not been evaluated worldwide. We aimed to determine the anti-HBs antibody duration in autistic and healthy children few years after primary vaccination and evaluate their immunological memory against hepatitis B virus (HBV) vaccine with booster dose administration.

Methods: One hundred seven and 147 HBsAg-negative children from ASD and normal population were recruited, respectively. HBV seromarkers (HBc-Ab, HBsAg, and HBs-Ab) were assessed and subsequently, molecular tests were used on all the subjects. A booster dose of vaccine was injected for those who showed low levels (<10 mIU/mL) of anti-HBs and their antibody levels was measured 4 weeks later.

Results: The mean ages of ASD and control groups were 7.14 ± ۲.۴۲ and 8.68 ± ۱.۹۶, respectively. Seven (6.5%) of the ASD group were positive for anti-HBc and one child was positive for occult hepatitis B infection (HBsAg negative, HBV DNA positive). In ASD, 54 (50.4%) and 53 (49.6%) had adequate (>10 mIU/mL) and low anti-HBs levels, respectively. Among control group, 74 (50.4%) and 73 (49.6%) had sufficient and low antibody levels, respectively. After injection of a booster dose for all children with low antibody, 100% of ASD and 92% (59 of 64) of control pupils contained >10 mIU/mL of antibody, respectively. In both the groups, the HBs-Ab titer increased similarly in response to the booster injection (P < 0.05).

Conclusion: Despite previous investigations regarding immune impairment in individuals with autism, the immune system of these individuals was able to manage the hepatitis B vaccine challenge.

 

Optogenetic stimulation of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Ameliorates Autistic-Like Behaviors in Rats Induced by Neonatal Isolation, Caudate Putamen as a Site for Alterationm, 2019

Sayed javad javaheri, M. Bigdeli, M. Zibaee, L. Darghahi, H. Pouretemad, “Optogenetic stimulation of the Anterior Cingulate Cortex Ameliorates Autistic-Like Behaviors in Rats Induced by Neonatal Isolation, Caudate Putamen as a Site for Alteration” , NEUROMOLECULAR MEDICINE, Vol.21, pp.132-142, 2019.

Abstract

Epigenetic agents, such as neonatal isolation during neurodevelopmental period of life, can change various regions of the brain. It may further induce psychological disorders such as autistic-like phenomena. This study indicated the role of chronic increased anterior cingulate cortex (ACC) output on alteration of caudate putamen (CPu) as a main behavior regulator region of the brain in adult maternal deprived (MD) rats. For making an animal model, neonates were isolated from their mothers in postnatal days (PND 1-10, 3 h/day). Subsequently, they bilaterally received pLenti-CaMKIIa-hChR2 (H134R)-mCherry-WPRE virus in ACC area via stereotaxic surgery in PND50. After 22 days, these regions were exposed to blue laser (473 nm) for six consecutive days (15 min/day). Then, behavioral deficits were tested and were compared with control group in the following day. Animals were immediately killed and their brains were prepared for tissue processing. Results showed that neonatal isolation induces autistic-like behaviors and leads to overexpression of NMDAR1 and Nox2-gp91phox proteins and elevation of catalase activity in the CPu regions of the adult offspring compared with control group. Chronic optogenetic stimulation of ACC neurons containing (ChR2+) led to significant reduction in the appearance of stereotypical behavior and alien-phobia in MD rats. The amount of NMDAR1 and Nox2-gp91phox expression and the catalase activity in CPu were reduced after this treatment. Therefore, autistic-like behavior seems to be related with elevation of NMDAR1 and Nox2-gp91phox protein levels that enhance the effect of glutamatergic projection on CPu regions. Optogenetic treatment also could ameliorate behavioral deficits by modulating these protein densities.

 

 

Environmental Enrichment Ameliorates Repetitive Behaviors in a Rat Model of Autism. 2019

Mansouri, M., Pouretemad, H., Roghani, M., Wegener, G., & Ardalan, M. (2019). Environmental Enrichment Ameliorates Repetitive Behaviors in a Rat Model of Autism. Journal of Neurodevelopmental Cognition.

Abstract

Adverse environmental experiences during early life identified as potential concerns for neurodevelopmental disorders including autism spectrum disorder (ASD) with 1% prevalence among populations. Maternal separation (MS) is an animal model that is widely used to study long-term behavioral abnormality. To date, a great deal of studies is focused on the potential therapeutic role of environmental enrichment (EE) for the early life stress consequences inducing anxiety, depression and learning deficits. However, the influence of sex on the effect of environmental enrichment for the autistic-like behaviors induced by maternal separation has not been studied. The focus of the current study is to investigate the therapeutic effect of environmental enrichment on the behavioral deficits related to ASD in female Wistar rats. Pups were separated from the mothers for 3 hours daily from PND1 to PND14. After weaning time (PND21), the rats were subjected to environmental enrichment until behavioral tests day. On PND42-PND50 autism-related behaviors such as social interaction, stereotype behaviors, anxiety behavior, and locomotion were tested. The results showed that EE reduced stereotype behaviors in maternal separation rat model of autism but increased anxiety behavior (p< 0.05). Social behavior and locomotion decreased by maternal separation (p< 0.05) but EE had no significant effect on these behavioral abnormalities (p> 0.۰۵). Current study demonstrates that repetitive behaviors induced by maternal separation can be treated by EE but the anxiety exacerbation may occur which needs more exploration.

 

بررسی نقصان حافظه صفات ارجاعی به خود در کودکان مبتلا به اتیسم در مقایسه با کودکان سالم، ۱۳۹۸

نجاتی،و، درستی،ک، پوراعتماد،ح. “بررسی نقصان حافظه صفات ارجاعی به خود در کودکان مبتلا به اتیسم در مقایسه با کودکان سالم، پژوهش های نوین روانشناختی, صفحات:۳۰۷-۳۱۸, ۱۳۹۸.

چکیده

پژوهش حاضر با هدف مقایسه نقص حافظه صفات ارجاعی به خود در کودکان مبتلا به اوتیسم و سالم صورت گرفت. این پژوهش یک مطالعه مقطعی است. که در آن، ۱۵ کودک مبتلا به اتیسم با عملکرد بالا با ۱۵ کودک همتای عادی مقایسه شدند. آنها به انجام آزمون حافظه صفات ارجاعی (جهت ارزیابی حافظه صفات ارجاعی بهخود) پرداختند. جهت تحلیل داده ها تحلیل واریانس آمیخته مورد استفاده قرار گرفت. یافته ها حاکی از آن است که یادآوری و بازشناسی صفات ارجاعی بهخود در گروه عادی به طور معنی داری بیشتر از این میزان در گروه مبتلا به اتیسم است. بنابراین نتیجه گیری می شود که کودکان مبتلا به اتیسم در حافظه ارجاعی به خود نقص داشته و در شناخت دیگران و توانایی ذهنی سازی آگاهی خود از دیگران و متعاقب آن در شناخت خود دچار نقص هستند که این ضعف در به کار بردن اشتباه ضمایر شخصی، به کار بردن اسم خاص به جای ضمیر من برای نامیدن تصویر خود و ضعف در حافظه خودارجاعی که یک پدیده همایند از نقص در ذهنی کردن شناخت اجتماعی است، نمود می یابد.