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Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a complex developmental disorder characterized by repetitive and stereotypical patterns, and difficulties with social communication and interaction in early childhood. Motor development and dysfunction in children with ASD has been the subject of study in recent years and has attracted much of the attention of researchers. As motor dysfunctions can have a negative impact on the educational, language and socio-cognitive skills, and activity of daily life, there is a need for more studies on motor development in children with ASD. The aim of this research was to compare motor skills in at-risk autism spectrum disorder with ASD and typical development children.

A descriptive cross-sectional study was designed to compare 42 children aged 2 to 5 years (each group n#14) who had inclusion criteria. Data was collected from a convenience sampling through Peabody Developmental Motor Scales (PDMS). Data were analyzed using SPSS-21 software.

Based on the results of the Kruskal-Wallis analysis, there was significant difference in motor skills in children at-risk autism spectrum disorders compared with typical development children (p = 0.035). Also, there was a significant difference between children at-risk autism spectrum disorder with ASD (p = 0.005).

The results showed that children with at-risk autism spectrum disorder showed motor skills problems in comparison with typical development children, so in order to improve their motor skills early intervention program is recommended.

Improving the quality of life in children and adolescents with disabilities is the primary goal of children's rehabilitation services and researchers. Reducing and identifying environmental barriers for children with disabilities are essential to create an inclusive society. The purpose of the present study was to determine the relationship between environmental barriers and quality of life of children with cerebral palsy. In the current descriptive/analytical cross-sectional study, 67 children with cerebral palsy were selected via the convenience sampling. Data were collected using demographic questionnaire, European Child Environment Questionnaire (ECEQ), and CP-QOL questionnaire (Primary Caregiver). The data were analyzed using SPSS software running Pearson correlation. The findings showed that there is a significant negative relationship between quality of life and environmental barriers (r = -0.36, p <0.05). Also, a significant negative correlation was found between the quality of life of children with cerebral palsy and physical environment of home, the physical environment of the community, transportation, and social support (p <0.05). However, there was no relationship between the quality of life and the components of the physical environment of the school, social support at home, attitude of family and friends, attitude of teachers and therapists, and attitude of classmates (p <0.05). The results of the present study showed that there is a significant relationship between quality of life and environmental barriers so that as environmental barriers around children with cerebral palsy decrease, the quality of life increases and vice versa.