1. American Psychiatric Association. Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders [F Rezaee, et al., Persian trans.]. Tehran: Arjmand Pub; 2013.
2. Murphy R. SPICe briefing: Autism spectrum disorder. Edinburgh: Scottish Parliament Information Centre; 2017.
3. Russell S, McCloskey CR. Parent perceptions of care received by children with an autism spectrum disorder. Journal of Pediatric Nursing. 2016; 31(1):21–31. [DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2015.11.002] [
DOI:10.1016/j.pedn.2015.11.002]
4. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). A snapshot of autism spectrum disorder among 8-year-old children in Multiple Communities across the United States. Atlanta: United States Department of Health and Human Services; 2014.
5. Hsiao YJ. Pathways to mental health-related quality of life for parents of children with autism spectrum disorder: roles of parental stress, children's performance, medical support, and neighbor support. Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders. 2016; 23:122–30. [DOI:10.1016/j.rasd.2015.10.008] [
DOI:10.1016/j.rasd.2015.10.008]
6. Golzari F, Hemati Alamdarloo G, Moradi S. The effect of a social stories intervention on the social skills of male students with autism spectrum disorder. SAGE Open. 2015; 5(4):215824401562159. [DOI:10.1177/2158244015621599] [
DOI:10.1177/2158244015621599]
7. Morgenthal AH. Child-centered play therapy for children with autism: A case study (PhD dissertation). Culver City, California: Antioch University; 2015.
8. Welterlin A, Turner Brown LM, Harris S, Mesibov G, Delmolino L. The home teacching program for toddlers with autism. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2011; 42(9):1827–35. [DOI:10.1007/s10803-011-1419-2] [
DOI:10.1007/s10803-011-1419-2]
9. Politte LC, Howe Y, Nowinski L, Palumbo M, McDougle CJ. Evidence-based treatments for autism spectrum disorder. Current Treatment Options in Psychiatry. 2015; 2(1):38–56. [DOI:10.1007/s40501-015-0031-z] [
DOI:10.1007/s40501-015-0031-z]
10. Leaf JB, Leaf R, McEachin J, Taubman M, Ala'i-Rosales S, Ross RK, et al. Applied behavior analysis is a science and, therefore, progressive. Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders. 2015; 46(2):720–31. [DOI:10.1007/s10803-015-2591-6] [
DOI:10.1007/s10803-015-2591-6]
11. Battaglia D, McDonald ME. Effects of the Picture Exchange Communication System (PECS) on maladaptive behavior in children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD): A review of the literature. Journal of the American Academy of Special Education Professionals. 2015; 8:20.
12. Seifert AR. Cultivating new lives: Anethnographic pilot study of Eco-therapy provision for people with Alcohol-related problems in Northern Ireland. Anthropology in Action. 2014; 21(1):4-12. [DOI:10.3167/aia.2014.210103] [
DOI:10.3167/aia.2014.210103]
13. Corazon SS, Stigsdotter UK, Jensen AG, Nilsson K. Development of the nature-based therapy concept for patients with stress-related illness at the Danish healing forest garden Nacadia. Journal of Therapeutic Horticulture. 2010; 20:33-51.
14. Plambech T, Konijnendijk van den Bosch CC. The impact of nature on creativity: A study among Danish creative professionals. Urban Forestry & Urban Greening. 2015; 14(2):255–63. [DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2015.02.006] [
DOI:10.1016/j.ufug.2015.02.006]
15. Adams M, Jordan M, Wren J, Wright J. The grow project: A report on the well-being benefits of nature connection for people with experience of mental distress. Brighton, UK: University of Brighton, Community and University Partnership Project. 2014.
16. Sempik J. Green care and mental health: Gardening and farming as health and social care. Mental Health and Social Inclusion. 2010; 14(3):15–22. [DOI:10.5042/mhsi.2010.0440] [
DOI:10.5042/mhsi.2010.0440]
17. Mind for Better Mental Health. Making sense of ecotherapy [Internet]. 2015. Availble from: https://mhaw.nz/assets/Overseas-lit-PDFs/making-sense-of-ecotherapy-MIND-2013.pdf
18. Mustapa ND, Maliki NZ, Hamzah A. Repositioning children's developmental needs in space planning: A review of connection to nature. Procedia-Social and Behavioral Sciences. 2015; 170:330-9. [DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.043] [
DOI:10.1016/j.sbspro.2015.01.043]
19. Kahn PH, Kellert SR. Children and nature: Psychological, sociocultural, and evolutionary investigations. Cambridge: MIT Press; 2002.
20. Brown DK, Barton JL, Pretty J, Gladwell VF. Walks4Work: Assessing the role of the natural environment in a workplace physical activity intervention. Scandinavian Journal of Work, Environment & Health. 2014; 40(4):390–9. [DOI:10.5271/sjweh.3421] [
DOI:10.5271/sjweh.3421]
21. McCurdy LE, Winterbottom KE, Mehta SS, Roberts JR. Using nature and outdoor activity to improve children's health. Current Problems in Pediatric And Adolescent Health Care. 2010; 40(5):102-17. [DOI:10.1016/j.cppeds.2010.02.003] [
DOI:10.1016/j.cppeds.2010.02.003]
22. Louv R. Last child in the woods: Saving our childran from nature-deficit disorder [A Hosseinian, F Azad, Persian trans.]. Tehran: Talangor Pub; 2016.
23. Pouretemad HR, Khooshabi K. [The effect of autism therapeutic behavioral therapy-Lovaas on children with autistic disorders (Persian)]. Tehran: Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences; 2004.
24. Haller RL, Kramer CL. Horticultural therapy methods: Connecting people and plants in health care, human services, and therapeutic programs. Abingdon: CRC Press; 2017.
25. Bagot KL, Allen FC, Toukhsati S. Perceived restorativeness of children's school playground environments: Nature, playground features and play period experiences. Journal of environmental psychology. 2015; 41:1-9. [DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.11.005] [
DOI:10.1016/j.jenvp.2014.11.005]
26. Rogerson M, Barton J. Effects of the visual exercise environments on cognitive directed attention, energy expenditure and perceived exertion. International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. 2015; 12(7):7321-36. [DOI:10.3390/ijerph120707321] [PMID] [PMCID] [
DOI:10.3390/ijerph120707321]
27. Rat W. Nature and the child (Practical guideline for nature schools) [AH Vahabzade, Persian trans.]. Mashhad: Sahra Pub; 2016.