Adaptive Response of Children and Adolescents with Autism to the 2009 Earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy / Marco VALENTI in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 42-6 (June 2012)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 42-6 (June 2012) . - p.954-960 Titre : Adaptive Response of Children and Adolescents with Autism to the 2009 Earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Marco VALENTI, Auteur ; Tiziana CIPRIETTI, Auteur ; Claudia DI EGIDIO, Auteur ; Maura GABRIELLI, Auteur ; Francesco MASEDU, Auteur ; Anna Rita TOMASSINI, Auteur ; Germana SORGE, Auteur Année de publication : 2012 Article en page(s) : p.954-960 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Post-traumatic stress disorder  Adaptive behaviour  Post-disaster adaptation  Intensive behavioural intervention  Resiliency Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The literature offers no descriptions of the adaptive outcomes of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) after natural disasters. Aim of this study was to evaluate the adaptive behaviour of participants with ASD followed for 1 year after their exposure to the 2009 earthquake in L’Aquila (Italy) compared with an unexposed peer group with ASD, by administering the Italian form of the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (VABS) at baseline, 6 months and 1 year after the earthquake. Exposed participants declined dramatically in their adaptive behaviour during the first months after the earthquake (p < 0.01 for all VABS dimensions). However, immediate intensive post-disaster intervention allowed children and adolescents with autism showing a trend towards partial recovery of adaptive functioning. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1323-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=156 [article] Adaptive Response of Children and Adolescents with Autism to the 2009 Earthquake in L’Aquila, Italy [texte imprimé] / Marco VALENTI, Auteur ; Tiziana CIPRIETTI, Auteur ; Claudia DI EGIDIO, Auteur ; Maura GABRIELLI, Auteur ; Francesco MASEDU, Auteur ; Anna Rita TOMASSINI, Auteur ; Germana SORGE, Auteur . - 2012 . - p.954-960. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 42-6 (June 2012) . - p.954-960 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorder  Post-traumatic stress disorder  Adaptive behaviour  Post-disaster adaptation  Intensive behavioural intervention  Resiliency Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The literature offers no descriptions of the adaptive outcomes of people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) after natural disasters. Aim of this study was to evaluate the adaptive behaviour of participants with ASD followed for 1 year after their exposure to the 2009 earthquake in L’Aquila (Italy) compared with an unexposed peer group with ASD, by administering the Italian form of the Vineland Adaptive Behaviour Scales (VABS) at baseline, 6 months and 1 year after the earthquake. Exposed participants declined dramatically in their adaptive behaviour during the first months after the earthquake (p < 0.01 for all VABS dimensions). However, immediate intensive post-disaster intervention allowed children and adolescents with autism showing a trend towards partial recovery of adaptive functioning. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-011-1323-9 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=156

An Innovative Approach to Development of Social Abilities in Individuals with Autism: A Pilot Study / Monica MAZZA in Autism - Open Access, 6-1 ([01/01/2016])  

Public ISBD [article]  inAutism - Open Access > 6-1 [01/01/2016] . - 5 p. Titre : An Innovative Approach to Development of Social Abilities in Individuals with Autism: A Pilot Study Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Monica MAZZA, Auteur ; Maria Chiara PINO, Auteur ; Melania MARIANO, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur Article en page(s) : 5 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)  Empathy  Rehabilitation intervention  Social competences Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Recent evidence suggests that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) show a significant impairment in social abilities. There are no treatments that have demonstrated evidence of being effective at improving social skills and promoting independence. The transition to adulthood, which often involves loss of school support and child and adolescent mental health services, is a challenge in the rehabilitation field. Our pilot study is the first that describes a novel approach to involving young adults with ASD in metacognitive exercise focused on social cognition. In treatment proposed, participants with ASD help each other to create software aimed at improving children with ASD’s understanding of emotions. Our results showed an qualitative and quantitative improvement of their cognitive empathic abilities, as witnessed by parents and of the post- treatment assessment. This pilot study highlights the importance to help individuals with ASD to fulfil their potential in areas of strength. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7890.1000163 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=409 [article] An Innovative Approach to Development of Social Abilities in Individuals with Autism: A Pilot Study [texte imprimé] / Monica MAZZA, Auteur ; Maria Chiara PINO, Auteur ; Melania MARIANO, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur . - 5 p. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Autism - Open Access > 6-1 [01/01/2016] . - 5 p. Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)  Empathy  Rehabilitation intervention  Social competences Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Recent evidence suggests that individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) show a significant impairment in social abilities. There are no treatments that have demonstrated evidence of being effective at improving social skills and promoting independence. The transition to adulthood, which often involves loss of school support and child and adolescent mental health services, is a challenge in the rehabilitation field. Our pilot study is the first that describes a novel approach to involving young adults with ASD in metacognitive exercise focused on social cognition. In treatment proposed, participants with ASD help each other to create software aimed at improving children with ASD’s understanding of emotions. Our results showed an qualitative and quantitative improvement of their cognitive empathic abilities, as witnessed by parents and of the post- treatment assessment. This pilot study highlights the importance to help individuals with ASD to fulfil their potential in areas of strength. En ligne : https://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2165-7890.1000163 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=409

Atypical Time to Contact Estimation in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder / Michele VICOVARO ; Andrea SPOTO ; Luca BATTAGLINI ; Margherita ATTANASIO ; Marco VALENTI ; Monica MAZZA in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55-5 (May 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-5 (May 2025) . - p.1876-1889 Titre : Atypical Time to Contact Estimation in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Michele VICOVARO, Auteur ; Andrea SPOTO, Auteur ; Luca BATTAGLINI, Auteur ; Margherita ATTANASIO, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur ; Monica MAZZA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1876-1889 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) present atypical sensory processing in the perception of moving stimuli and biological motion. The present study aims to explore the performance of young adults with ASD in a time to contact (TTC) estimation task involving social and non-social stimuli. TTC estimation involves extrapolating the trajectory of a moving target concealed by an occluder, based on the visible portion of its path, to predict the target?s arrival time at a specific position. Sixteen participants with a diagnosis of level-1 ASD (M = 19.2 years, SE = 0.54 years; 3 F, 13 M) and sixteen participants with TD (M = 22.3 years, SE = 0.44 years; 3 F, 13 M) took part in the study and underwent a TTC estimation task. The task presented two object types (a car and a point-light walker), different object speeds, occluder lengths, motion directions and motion congruency. For the car object, a larger overestimation of TTC emerged for ASDs than for TDs, whereas no difference between ASDs and TDs emerged for the point-light walker. ASDs exhibited a larger TTC overestimation for the car object than for the point-light walker, whereas no difference between object types emerged for TDs. Our results indicated an atypical TTC estimation process in young adults with ASD. Given its importance in daily life, future studies should further explore this skill. Significant effects that emerged from the analysis are discussed. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06352-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=554 [article] Atypical Time to Contact Estimation in Young Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder [texte imprimé] / Michele VICOVARO, Auteur ; Andrea SPOTO, Auteur ; Luca BATTAGLINI, Auteur ; Margherita ATTANASIO, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur ; Monica MAZZA, Auteur . - p.1876-1889. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-5 (May 2025) . - p.1876-1889 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) present atypical sensory processing in the perception of moving stimuli and biological motion. The present study aims to explore the performance of young adults with ASD in a time to contact (TTC) estimation task involving social and non-social stimuli. TTC estimation involves extrapolating the trajectory of a moving target concealed by an occluder, based on the visible portion of its path, to predict the target?s arrival time at a specific position. Sixteen participants with a diagnosis of level-1 ASD (M = 19.2 years, SE = 0.54 years; 3 F, 13 M) and sixteen participants with TD (M = 22.3 years, SE = 0.44 years; 3 F, 13 M) took part in the study and underwent a TTC estimation task. The task presented two object types (a car and a point-light walker), different object speeds, occluder lengths, motion directions and motion congruency. For the car object, a larger overestimation of TTC emerged for ASDs than for TDs, whereas no difference between ASDs and TDs emerged for the point-light walker. ASDs exhibited a larger TTC overestimation for the car object than for the point-light walker, whereas no difference between object types emerged for TDs. Our results indicated an atypical TTC estimation process in young adults with ASD. Given its importance in daily life, future studies should further explore this skill. Significant effects that emerged from the analysis are discussed. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06352-z Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=554

Dimensional Validation of the Italian Revised Version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-r) for Children and Adolescents with ASD / Ilenia LE DONNE in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55-12 (December 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-12 (December 2025) . - p.4349-4357 Titre : Dimensional Validation of the Italian Revised Version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-r) for Children and Adolescents with ASD Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Ilenia LE DONNE, Auteur ; Federico SALFI, Auteur ; Valeria PLACENTINO, Auteur ; Monica MAZZA, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur ; Michele FERRARA, Auteur ; Valentina PARMA, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.4349-4357 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Sleep problems are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with potential repercussions on neurobehavioral functioning exacerbating socio-communicative impairments and aggressive behaviors. Parent reports are the most used method to assess sleep in pediatric populations and a modified 23-item of Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) for ASD has been proposed in the United States. The generalizability of the CSHQ for ASD has yet to be validated across countries, including Italy. To extend the CSHQ applicability to Italian youth with ASD, we back-translated to Italian and revised the 23-item CSHQ, validating its dimensional structure in a sample of children and adolescents with ASD using Explorative Graph Analysis. In addition, we compared the revised scale scores of the ASD group with a typically developing (TD) group. The revised Italian version of the CSHQ (CSHQ-r) consisted of a 15-item tool with a four-dimension structure (Sleep initiation/duration, Sleep anxiety/Co-sleeping, Night awakenings/Parasomnias, and Daytime alertness) with good structural stability. Group comparison indicated significantly higher scores in the ASD group than the TD group, suggesting greater prevalence of sleep disturbances in ASD. The four-dimensional CSHQ-r may represent a useful screening tool to assess sleep disorders in Italian children and adolescents with ASD, with potential implications for clinical practice. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06695-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=572 [article] Dimensional Validation of the Italian Revised Version of the Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ-r) for Children and Adolescents with ASD [texte imprimé] / Ilenia LE DONNE, Auteur ; Federico SALFI, Auteur ; Valeria PLACENTINO, Auteur ; Monica MAZZA, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur ; Michele FERRARA, Auteur ; Valentina PARMA, Auteur . - p.4349-4357. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-12 (December 2025) . - p.4349-4357 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Sleep problems are common in children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), with potential repercussions on neurobehavioral functioning exacerbating socio-communicative impairments and aggressive behaviors. Parent reports are the most used method to assess sleep in pediatric populations and a modified 23-item of Children’s Sleep Habits Questionnaire (CSHQ) for ASD has been proposed in the United States. The generalizability of the CSHQ for ASD has yet to be validated across countries, including Italy. To extend the CSHQ applicability to Italian youth with ASD, we back-translated to Italian and revised the 23-item CSHQ, validating its dimensional structure in a sample of children and adolescents with ASD using Explorative Graph Analysis. In addition, we compared the revised scale scores of the ASD group with a typically developing (TD) group. The revised Italian version of the CSHQ (CSHQ-r) consisted of a 15-item tool with a four-dimension structure (Sleep initiation/duration, Sleep anxiety/Co-sleeping, Night awakenings/Parasomnias, and Daytime alertness) with good structural stability. Group comparison indicated significantly higher scores in the ASD group than the TD group, suggesting greater prevalence of sleep disturbances in ASD. The four-dimensional CSHQ-r may represent a useful screening tool to assess sleep disorders in Italian children and adolescents with ASD, with potential implications for clinical practice. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06695-7 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=572

Qualitative Differences in Attribution of Mental States to Other People in Autism and Schizophrenia: What are the Tools for Differential Diagnosis? / Monica MAZZA in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 52-3 (March 2022)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-3 (March 2022) . - p.1283-1298 Titre : Qualitative Differences in Attribution of Mental States to Other People in Autism and Schizophrenia: What are the Tools for Differential Diagnosis? Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Monica MAZZA, Auteur ; Maria Chiara PINO, Auteur ; Roberto KELLER, Auteur ; Roberto VAGNETTI, Auteur ; Margherita ATTANASIO, Auteur ; Angela FILOCAMO, Auteur ; Ilenia LE DONNE, Auteur ; Francesco MASEDU, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1283-1298 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis  Autistic Disorder  Diagnosis, Differential  Humans  Schizophrenia/diagnosis  Theory of Mind  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)  Differential diagnosis  Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD)  Theory of Mind (ToM) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The differential diagnosis between schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) remains an important clinical question, because they have overlap in clinical diagnosis. This study explored the differences between ASD (n = 44) and SSD patients (n = 59), compared to typically developing peers (n = 63), in completing an advanced Theory of Mind (ToM) task. The outcome found several differences between groups. The SSD patients showed greater difficulty in understanding social scenarios, while ASD individuals understood the stories, but did not correctly identify the protagonist's intention. The interesting aspect of the results is that some ToM stories are more informative about the mentalistic reasoning of the two clinical groups, namely, the stories that investigate pretend, persuasion, double bluff and ironic joke constructs. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05035-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=455 [article] Qualitative Differences in Attribution of Mental States to Other People in Autism and Schizophrenia: What are the Tools for Differential Diagnosis? [texte imprimé] / Monica MAZZA, Auteur ; Maria Chiara PINO, Auteur ; Roberto KELLER, Auteur ; Roberto VAGNETTI, Auteur ; Margherita ATTANASIO, Auteur ; Angela FILOCAMO, Auteur ; Ilenia LE DONNE, Auteur ; Francesco MASEDU, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur . - p.1283-1298. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 52-3 (March 2022) . - p.1283-1298 Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder/diagnosis  Autistic Disorder  Diagnosis, Differential  Humans  Schizophrenia/diagnosis  Theory of Mind  Autism spectrum disorder (ASD)  Differential diagnosis  Schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD)  Theory of Mind (ToM) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The differential diagnosis between schizophrenia spectrum disorders (SSD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASD) remains an important clinical question, because they have overlap in clinical diagnosis. This study explored the differences between ASD (n = 44) and SSD patients (n = 59), compared to typically developing peers (n = 63), in completing an advanced Theory of Mind (ToM) task. The outcome found several differences between groups. The SSD patients showed greater difficulty in understanding social scenarios, while ASD individuals understood the stories, but did not correctly identify the protagonist's intention. The interesting aspect of the results is that some ToM stories are more informative about the mentalistic reasoning of the two clinical groups, namely, the stories that investigate pretend, persuasion, double bluff and ironic joke constructs. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-021-05035-3 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=455

Simple Mindreading Abilities Predict Complex Theory of Mind: Developmental Delay in Autism Spectrum Disorders / Maria Chiara PINO in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47-9 (September 2017)  

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The Role of Theory of Mind on Social Information Processing in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorders: A Mediation Analysis / Monica MAZZA in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 47-5 (May 2017)  

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