مقایسه اثربخشی تکالیف توان‌بخشی شناختی مبتنی بر رایانه (باشگاه مغز) همراه با و بدون تحریک الکتریکی فرا جمجمه‌ای بر ردیابی چشمی و کارکردهای عصب-روان‌شناختی کودکان با اختلال اتیسم با عملکرد بالا

فاطمه نجفی; سعید رضایی; پرویز شریفی درآمدی; نورعلی فرخی

doi:10.61838/kman.pdmd.3.3.15

Authors

Fatemeh Najafi Ph.D Candidate, Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children Allameh Tabataba’i University Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4902-7226
Saeed Rezayi Associate Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9857-4402
Parviz Sharifi Daramadi Professor, Department of Psychology and Education of Exceptional Children, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6584-9780
Noorali Farrokhi Professor, Department of Measurement and Measurement, Faculty of Psychology and Educational Sciences, Allameh Tabataba'i University, Tehran, Iran Author https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1873-303X

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.61838/kman.pdmd.3.3.15

Keywords:

Eye Tracking, Neuropsychological Functions, Computer, Based Cognitive Rehabilitation Tasks, Transcranial Electrical Stimulation, Autism

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study was to compare the effectiveness of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation tasks (Brain Gym) with and without transcranial electrical stimulation on eye tracking and neuropsychological functions in children with high-functioning autism.

Methodology: This research used a quasi-experimental pretest-posttest-follow-up design with three groups (two experimental groups and one control group). The statistical population included children with high-functioning autism at Tarab School in Tehran in 2024. A total of 30 participants were selected through purposive sampling and randomly assigned to two experimental groups and one control group. Both experimental groups received ten 50-minute sessions of computer-based cognitive rehabilitation tasks, with one group receiving transcranial electrical stimulation and the other without. The control group received no intervention. The instruments included the Autism Spectrum Quotient (Ehlers et al., 1999), the Neuropsychological Function Assessment (Korkman et al., 1998), and eye trackers for eye tracking measurement. Data were analyzed using mixed ANOVA with SPSS-v22.

Findings: The results indicated significant differences between the experimental groups in terms of eye tracking and executive functions/attention components. The group that received cognitive rehabilitation with transcranial electrical stimulation showed greater improvements compared to the group without stimulation.

Conclusion: Cognitive rehabilitation with transcranial electrical stimulation can have a positive impact on eye tracking and executive functions/attention in children with high-functioning autism, showing greater effectiveness compared to non-stimulation methods.

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