Author/Authors :
shiri, vali isfahan university of medical sciences - school of rehabilitation sciences, musculoskeletal research center - department of occupational therapy, ايران , hoseyni, ali university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences - department of occupational therapy, ايران , pishyareh, ebrahim university of social welfare and rehabilitation sciences - department of occupational therapy, ايران , nejati, vahid shahid beheshti university - department of cognitive neuroscience (brain and cognition), ايران , emami, mahbubeh university of welfare and rehabilitation - school of rehabilitation sciences, ايران , shiri, esmail shahid beheshti university of medical sciences - department of psychology and educational, ايران
Abstract :
context: the relationship between executive dysfunction and behavioral symptoms in high-functioning autism is of great interest to researchers. evidence acquisition: this systematic review was conducted among articles, which were published before september 15, 2017 and were available in scientific databases, including medline and embase. results: according to the inclusion and exclusion criteria, a total of 16 articles were selected. all articles showed 4 and 5 basis points on the pedro scale and had moderate quality. also, according to the center for evidence-based medicine (cebm) scale, the level of evidence was poor to moderate among articles. conclusions: based on the available information, executive dysfunction may be associated with behavioral symptoms. however, further research is required to determine the exact relationship between executive function and behavioral symptoms.
Keywords :
executive dysfunctions , autism , behavioral symptoms , systematic review
