Cognitive predictors of Social processing in congenital atypical development / Elisabetta FERRARI in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 53-9 (September 2023)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 53-9 (September 2023) . - p.3343-3355 Titre : Cognitive predictors of Social processing in congenital atypical development Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Elisabetta FERRARI, Auteur ; Niccolò BUTTI, Auteur ; Chiara GAGLIARDI, Auteur ; Romina ROMANIELLO, Auteur ; Renato BORGATTI, Auteur ; Cosimo URGESI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.3343-3355 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : According to current accounts of social cognition, the emergence of verbal and non-verbal components of social perception might rely on the acquisition of different cognitive abilities. These components might be differently sensitive to the pattern of neuropsychological impairments in congenital neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we explored the association between social and non-social cognitive domains by administering subtests of the NEPSY-II battery to 92 patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD). Regardless the level of intellectual functioning and presence of congenital brain malformations, results revealed that visuospatial skills predicted emotion recognition and verbal component of Theory of Mind, whereas imitation predicted the non-verbal one. Future interventions might focus on spatial and sensorimotor abilities to boost the development of social cognition in IDD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05630-y Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=511 [article] Cognitive predictors of Social processing in congenital atypical development [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Elisabetta FERRARI, Auteur ; Niccolò BUTTI, Auteur ; Chiara GAGLIARDI, Auteur ; Romina ROMANIELLO, Auteur ; Renato BORGATTI, Auteur ; Cosimo URGESI, Auteur . - p.3343-3355. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 53-9 (September 2023) . - p.3343-3355 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : According to current accounts of social cognition, the emergence of verbal and non-verbal components of social perception might rely on the acquisition of different cognitive abilities. These components might be differently sensitive to the pattern of neuropsychological impairments in congenital neurodevelopmental disorders. Here, we explored the association between social and non-social cognitive domains by administering subtests of the NEPSY-II battery to 92 patients with Intellectual and Developmental Disability (IDD). Regardless the level of intellectual functioning and presence of congenital brain malformations, results revealed that visuospatial skills predicted emotion recognition and verbal component of Theory of Mind, whereas imitation predicted the non-verbal one. Future interventions might focus on spatial and sensorimotor abilities to boost the development of social cognition in IDD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-022-05630-y Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=511

Feasibility and Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Social Prediction Training in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Cerebellar Malformations / Emilia BIFFI ; Romina ROMANIELLO ; Alessandra FINISGUERRA ; Enza Maria VALENTE ; Sandra STRAZZER ; Renato BORGATTI ; Cosimo URGESI in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 55-7 (July 2025)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-7 (July 2025) . - p.2463-2479 Titre : Feasibility and Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Social Prediction Training in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Cerebellar Malformations Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Emilia BIFFI, Auteur ; Romina ROMANIELLO, Auteur ; Alessandra FINISGUERRA, Auteur ; Enza Maria VALENTE, Auteur ; Sandra STRAZZER, Auteur ; Renato BORGATTI, Auteur ; Cosimo URGESI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2463-2479 Langues : Anglais (eng) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study tested the feasibility and efficacy of a Virtual Reality (VR) social prediction training (VR-Spirit) specifically designed for patients with congenital cerebellar malformation. The study is a randomised controlled trial in which 28 cerebellar patients aged 7-25 yo were randomly allocated to the VR-Spirit or to a control intervention in VR. The VR-Spirit required participants to compete with different avatars in scenarios that prompted them to form predictions about avatars" intentions. The control intervention consisted of games currently adopted for motor rehabilitation. Social prediction as well as secondary neuropsychological and behavioural outcomes were assessed at the beginning (T0), at the end (T2) and after 2 months (T3). The experimental group showed a significant increase, compared to the control participants, in social prediction assessed through a VR task. Moreover, at least at T3, the VR-Spirit enhanced the use of contextual predictions in a computer-based action prediction task. Importantly, these effects were generalized to secondary neuropsychological outcomes, specifically theory of mind and, only at T2, inhibition. No differences between the interventions were detected on emotional-behavioural problems. Lastly, both interventions showed high feasibility and acceptability. These findings confirm that it is possible to develop condition-specific rehabilitative training on the basis of neurocognitive functions impaired in case of congenital malformation. The VR-Spirit demonstrated to generalize its effects to theory of mind abilities, and it might be thus extended to other neurodevelopmental disorders that present social perception deficits and alterations of predictive processing. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06349-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=559 [article] Feasibility and Efficacy of a Virtual Reality Social Prediction Training in Children and Young Adults with Congenital Cerebellar Malformations [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Emilia BIFFI, Auteur ; Romina ROMANIELLO, Auteur ; Alessandra FINISGUERRA, Auteur ; Enza Maria VALENTE, Auteur ; Sandra STRAZZER, Auteur ; Renato BORGATTI, Auteur ; Cosimo URGESI, Auteur . - p.2463-2479. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 55-7 (July 2025) . - p.2463-2479 Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : This study tested the feasibility and efficacy of a Virtual Reality (VR) social prediction training (VR-Spirit) specifically designed for patients with congenital cerebellar malformation. The study is a randomised controlled trial in which 28 cerebellar patients aged 7-25 yo were randomly allocated to the VR-Spirit or to a control intervention in VR. The VR-Spirit required participants to compete with different avatars in scenarios that prompted them to form predictions about avatars" intentions. The control intervention consisted of games currently adopted for motor rehabilitation. Social prediction as well as secondary neuropsychological and behavioural outcomes were assessed at the beginning (T0), at the end (T2) and after 2 months (T3). The experimental group showed a significant increase, compared to the control participants, in social prediction assessed through a VR task. Moreover, at least at T3, the VR-Spirit enhanced the use of contextual predictions in a computer-based action prediction task. Importantly, these effects were generalized to secondary neuropsychological outcomes, specifically theory of mind and, only at T2, inhibition. No differences between the interventions were detected on emotional-behavioural problems. Lastly, both interventions showed high feasibility and acceptability. These findings confirm that it is possible to develop condition-specific rehabilitative training on the basis of neurocognitive functions impaired in case of congenital malformation. The VR-Spirit demonstrated to generalize its effects to theory of mind abilities, and it might be thus extended to other neurodevelopmental disorders that present social perception deficits and alterations of predictive processing. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-024-06349-8 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=559

Neuropsychological Profile in High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders / Antonio NARZISI in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 43-8 (August 2013)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 43-8 (August 2013) . - p.1895-1909 Titre : Neuropsychological Profile in High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders Type de document : Texte imprimé et/ou numérique Auteurs : Antonio NARZISI, Auteur ; Filippo MURATORI, Auteur ; Sara CALDERONI, Auteur ; Franco FABBRO, Auteur ; Cosimo URGESI, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.1895-1909 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders  NEPSY  Neuropsychology  Theory of Mind Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A comprehensive investigation of the neuropsychological strengths and weaknesses of children with autism may help to better describe their cognitive abilities and to design appropriate interventions. To this end we compared the NEPSY-II profiles of 22 children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) with those of 44 healthy control (HC) children 2:1 matched by gender, age, race and education. Results showed that only Visuospatial Processing was relatively spared in HFASD, while deficits were observed in Attention and Executive Functions, Language, Learning and Memory, and Sensorimotor Processing. Theory of Mind difficulties were observed in verbal tasks but not in the understanding of emotional contexts, suggesting that appropriate contextual cues might help emotion understanding in HFASD children. These widespread neuropsychological impairments reflect alterations in multiple cognitive domains in HFASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1736-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=205 [article] Neuropsychological Profile in High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorders [Texte imprimé et/ou numérique] / Antonio NARZISI, Auteur ; Filippo MURATORI, Auteur ; Sara CALDERONI, Auteur ; Franco FABBRO, Auteur ; Cosimo URGESI, Auteur . - p.1895-1909. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 43-8 (August 2013) . - p.1895-1909 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders  NEPSY  Neuropsychology  Theory of Mind Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : A comprehensive investigation of the neuropsychological strengths and weaknesses of children with autism may help to better describe their cognitive abilities and to design appropriate interventions. To this end we compared the NEPSY-II profiles of 22 children with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) with those of 44 healthy control (HC) children 2:1 matched by gender, age, race and education. Results showed that only Visuospatial Processing was relatively spared in HFASD, while deficits were observed in Attention and Executive Functions, Language, Learning and Memory, and Sensorimotor Processing. Theory of Mind difficulties were observed in verbal tasks but not in the understanding of emotional contexts, suggesting that appropriate contextual cues might help emotion understanding in HFASD children. These widespread neuropsychological impairments reflect alterations in multiple cognitive domains in HFASD. En ligne : http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s10803-012-1736-0 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=205

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