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The child with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDS): Behavioral and neurobiological aspects
2015
Introduction: The Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) have onset in the first years of life and are characterized clinically by qualitative impairments in social interaction, communication and a restricted repertoire, stereotyped and repetitive interests and activities. Currently there is a medical consensus on the causes of autism: they should not be psychosocial but should be based in biology, especially in the central nervous system abnormalities caused by both inherited and environmental causes. The aim of this study was to study a sample of subjects with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) with a wide protocol, including neurophysiological and radiological investigations as well as laborator…
Neurobiologia e terapia dei disturbi della sfera affettiva nell'autismo: conoscenze attuali
2007
L’autismo è un disordine dello sviluppo del cervello che insorge in periodo perinatale ed è caratterizzato da disturbi del comportamento sociale, da difficoltà nelle interazioni con gli altri, da deficit del linguaggio, dalla presenza di atteggiamenti di tipo ripetitivo ed ossessivo, da alterazioni della sfera affettiva ed emozionale. L’incidenza dell’autismo ha ormai assunto le dimensioni di una vera e propria epidemia, per cui è prioritario avere a disposizione terapie realmente efficaci. Purtroppo attualmente non esiste alcun trattamento farmacologico che non sia puramente sintomatico. La carenza di farmaci efficaci è dovuto al fatto che i meccanismi neurobiologici alla base dell’autismo…
The role of linguistic and cognitive factors in emotion recognition difficulties in children with ASD, ADHD or DLD
2020
Abstract Background: Many children with neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or developmental language disorder (DLD) have difficulty recognizing and understanding emotions. However, the reasons for these difficulties are currently not well understood. Aims: To compare the emotion recognition skills of children with neurodevelopmental disorders as well as those children’s skills with the skills of their typically developing (TD) age peers. Also, to identify the role of underlying factors in predicting emotion recognition skills. Methods & Procedures: The 6–10‐year‐old children (n = 50) who participated in th…