%0 Journal Article %A Mohseni Ejiyeh, Alireza %A Abedi, Ahmad %A Behnamnejad, Nasrin %T Effectiveness of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Iran, 2005-2013: A Meta-analysis %J Iranian Journal of Psychiatry and Clinical Psychology %V 21 %N 1 %U http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2354-en.html %R %D 2015 %K meta-analysis, applied behavior analysis (ABA), autism spectrum disorders, %X Objectives: The present meta-analysis was aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of applied behavior analysis (ABA) on behavioral problems and difficulties in children with autism spectrum disorders in Iran. Method: A total of 142 studies published from 2005 to 2013 were reviewed and eight studies were selected for meta-analysis based on applying appropriate methodologies. The eight studies involved a total of 200 participants and since each study focused on multiple autism-related problems, 28 effect sizes were obtained. The research instrument was a checklist of content analysis. Results: The overall mean effect size was found to be r=0.83 (p %> http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2354-en.pdf %P 17-25 %& 17 %! Effectiveness of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Iran, 2005-2013: A Meta-analysis %9 Meta-analysis %L A-10-1-753 %+ Department of Psychology of Children with Special Needs, Faculty of Education and Psychology, University of Isfahan. Hezar Jarib St., Isfahan, Iran, IR. Fax: +98313-2680036 %G eng %@ 1735-4315 %[ 2015