Attention and communication in Rett Syndrome / Rosa Angela FABIO in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 3-2 (April-june 2009)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 3-2 (April-june 2009) . - p.329-335 Titre : Attention and communication in Rett Syndrome Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Rosa Angela FABIO, Auteur ; Alessandro ANTONIETTI, Auteur ; Ilaria CASTELLI, Auteur ; Antonella MARCHETTI, Auteur Année de publication : 2009 Article en page(s) : p.329-335 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Rett-Syndrome Communication Learning Attention Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The study of selective attention and its influence on communication in patients with Rett Syndrome (RS), in which communication abilities are impaired is particularly relevant. The aim of this study was to analyse attention and communication abilities in RS. A sample of 20 children (10 girls with RS and 10 control girls, matched on mental age) were tested on both attention and non-verbal communication abilities. Results showed that girls with RS have specific deficits in the ability to attend selectively to the relevant sources of information, and that they pay attention to irrelevant stimuli. Results related to non-verbal communication partially show specific impairment in girls with RS. Educational implications are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2008.07.005 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=708 [article] Attention and communication in Rett Syndrome [texte imprimé] / Rosa Angela FABIO, Auteur ; Alessandro ANTONIETTI, Auteur ; Ilaria CASTELLI, Auteur ; Antonella MARCHETTI, Auteur . - 2009 . - p.329-335. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 3-2 (April-june 2009) . - p.329-335 Mots-clés : Rett-Syndrome Communication Learning Attention Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : The study of selective attention and its influence on communication in patients with Rett Syndrome (RS), in which communication abilities are impaired is particularly relevant. The aim of this study was to analyse attention and communication abilities in RS. A sample of 20 children (10 girls with RS and 10 control girls, matched on mental age) were tested on both attention and non-verbal communication abilities. Results showed that girls with RS have specific deficits in the ability to attend selectively to the relevant sources of information, and that they pay attention to irrelevant stimuli. Results related to non-verbal communication partially show specific impairment in girls with RS. Educational implications are discussed. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2008.07.005 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=708

Parental reflective functioning as a buffer against stress and despair: Effects on child behavioral and social outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder / Valentina ROMEO in Research in Autism, 131 (March 2026)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism > 131 (March 2026) . - 202799 Titre : Parental reflective functioning as a buffer against stress and despair: Effects on child behavioral and social outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Valentina ROMEO, Auteur ; Annalisa LEVANTE, Auteur ; Flavia LECCISO, Auteur ; Rosa Angela FABIO, Auteur Article en page(s) : 202799 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder  Parental stress  Parental despair  Parental reflective functioning  Externalising problems  Socialization Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background This study explored the relationships between parental stress, despair, reflective functioning, and externalising/socialisation outcomes in autistic children. Objective The study aimed to examine whether parental reflective functioning (PRF), specifically certainty and curiosity about the child’s mental states, buffers the effects of parental stress and despair on children’s externalising problems and socialisation. Methods A sample of 88 Italian parents of autistic preschoolers (n = 42) and school-age children (n = 46) (n = 76 males) completed standardised parent-reported questionnaires assessing parental stress, despair, reflective functioning, and child behavioural outcomes. Correlational analyses and structural equation modelling (SEM) were conducted to test the hypothesised relationships. Results Parental stress and despair were positively associated with children’s externalising problems and negatively associated with socialisation. PRF showed differential indirect associations with child outcomes: certainty about the child’s mental states showed an indirect association with the link between parental despair and children’s externalizing problems, whereas curiosity about the child’s mental states mediated the relationship between parental stress and children’s socialisation, promoting better social outcomes despite stress. No significant associations emerged for internalising problems. Conclusion These findings highlight the protective role of parental reflective functioning in ASD. While certainty about the child’s mental states may help mitigate the impact of parental despair on externalising behaviours, curiosity fosters better socialisation even in stressful conditions. Interventions aimed at enhancing PRF, particularly promoting curiosity and certainty, are associated with more adaptive child outcomes. Future research should explore how targeted interventions can be integrated to support families of children with ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202799 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=581 [article] Parental reflective functioning as a buffer against stress and despair: Effects on child behavioral and social outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder [texte imprimé] / Valentina ROMEO, Auteur ; Annalisa LEVANTE, Auteur ; Flavia LECCISO, Auteur ; Rosa Angela FABIO, Auteur . - 202799. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism > 131 (March 2026) . - 202799 Mots-clés : Autism Spectrum Disorder  Parental stress  Parental despair  Parental reflective functioning  Externalising problems  Socialization Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Background This study explored the relationships between parental stress, despair, reflective functioning, and externalising/socialisation outcomes in autistic children. Objective The study aimed to examine whether parental reflective functioning (PRF), specifically certainty and curiosity about the child’s mental states, buffers the effects of parental stress and despair on children’s externalising problems and socialisation. Methods A sample of 88 Italian parents of autistic preschoolers (n = 42) and school-age children (n = 46) (n = 76 males) completed standardised parent-reported questionnaires assessing parental stress, despair, reflective functioning, and child behavioural outcomes. Correlational analyses and structural equation modelling (SEM) were conducted to test the hypothesised relationships. Results Parental stress and despair were positively associated with children’s externalising problems and negatively associated with socialisation. PRF showed differential indirect associations with child outcomes: certainty about the child’s mental states showed an indirect association with the link between parental despair and children’s externalizing problems, whereas curiosity about the child’s mental states mediated the relationship between parental stress and children’s socialisation, promoting better social outcomes despite stress. No significant associations emerged for internalising problems. Conclusion These findings highlight the protective role of parental reflective functioning in ASD. While certainty about the child’s mental states may help mitigate the impact of parental despair on externalising behaviours, curiosity fosters better socialisation even in stressful conditions. Interventions aimed at enhancing PRF, particularly promoting curiosity and certainty, are associated with more adaptive child outcomes. Future research should explore how targeted interventions can be integrated to support families of children with ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1016/j.reia.2026.202799 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=581

Systematic and emotional contents in overselectivity processes in autism / Rosa Angela FABIO in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 5-1 (January-March 2011)  

Public ISBD [article]  inResearch in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 5-1 (January-March 2011) . - p.575-583 Titre : Systematic and emotional contents in overselectivity processes in autism Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Rosa Angela FABIO, Auteur ; Patrizia OLIVA, Auteur ; Anna Maria MURDACA, Auteur Année de publication : 2011 Article en page(s) : p.575-583 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism Stimulus-overselectivity Attention Extreme-male-brain Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A deficit in social interaction, along with restricted interests and impaired communication, is one of the core features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (American Psychiatric Association – DSM IV-TR, 2002). Also a deficit in empathy has been repeatedly described in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and, more in depth, in their unaffected relatives. The aim of this study is to verify the extreme male brain theory (EMB) of autism ([Baron-Cohen, 2002], [Baron-Cohen, 2006] and [Baron-Cohen, 2009]) according to which the autistic subjects show an “extreme male brain”, focusing their choices on systematic contents rather than on emotional ones. 10 autistic children and 10 mental age-matched children had to choose individual target stimuli and to recognize these contents individually. The participants correctly select the individual target stimuli. Moreover, the results are partially in agreement with Baron-Cohen theory, autistic subjects are able to recognize systematic stimuli as well as the emotional ones, but they were slower to select them. Partially consistent with previous studies on autism, implications of the study's findings are discussed in terms of Baron-Cohen's theory. Future studies need to examine more advanced prospective relating the construct of overselectivity to working memory and executive function across developmental stage. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2010.07.001 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=111 [article] Systematic and emotional contents in overselectivity processes in autism [texte imprimé] / Rosa Angela FABIO, Auteur ; Patrizia OLIVA, Auteur ; Anna Maria MURDACA, Auteur . - 2011 . - p.575-583. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders > 5-1 (January-March 2011) . - p.575-583 Mots-clés : Autism Stimulus-overselectivity Attention Extreme-male-brain Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A deficit in social interaction, along with restricted interests and impaired communication, is one of the core features of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) (American Psychiatric Association – DSM IV-TR, 2002). Also a deficit in empathy has been repeatedly described in individuals with autism spectrum disorder and, more in depth, in their unaffected relatives. The aim of this study is to verify the extreme male brain theory (EMB) of autism ([Baron-Cohen, 2002], [Baron-Cohen, 2006] and [Baron-Cohen, 2009]) according to which the autistic subjects show an “extreme male brain”, focusing their choices on systematic contents rather than on emotional ones. 10 autistic children and 10 mental age-matched children had to choose individual target stimuli and to recognize these contents individually. The participants correctly select the individual target stimuli. Moreover, the results are partially in agreement with Baron-Cohen theory, autistic subjects are able to recognize systematic stimuli as well as the emotional ones, but they were slower to select them. Partially consistent with previous studies on autism, implications of the study's findings are discussed in terms of Baron-Cohen's theory. Future studies need to examine more advanced prospective relating the construct of overselectivity to working memory and executive function across developmental stage. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.rasd.2010.07.001 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=111

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