RT - Journal Article T1 - Effectiveness of Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Iran, 2005-2013: A Meta-analysis JF - ijpcp YR - 2015 JO - ijpcp VO - 21 IS - 1 UR - http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2354-en.html SP - 17 EP - 25 K1 - meta-analysis K1 - applied behavior analysis (ABA) K1 - autism spectrum disorders AB - 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 LA eng UL http://ijpcp.iums.ac.ir/article-1-2354-en.html M3 ER -