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)  

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 47-9 (September 2017) . - p.2743-2756 Titre : Simple Mindreading Abilities Predict Complex Theory of Mind: Developmental Delay in Autism Spectrum Disorders Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Maria Chiara PINO, Auteur ; Monica MAZZA, Auteur ; Melania MARIANO, Auteur ; Sara PERETTI, Auteur ; Dagmara DIMITRIOU, Auteur ; Francesco MASEDU, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur ; Fabia FRANCO, Auteur Article en page(s) : p.2743-2756 Langues : Anglais (eng) Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)  Developmental trajectories approach  Eyes task Comic strip test (CST)  Theory of mind (ToM) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Theory of mind (ToM) is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The aims of this study were to: (i) examine the developmental trajectories of ToM abilities in two different mentalizing tasks in children with ASD compared to TD children; and (ii) to assess if a ToM simple test known as eyes-test could predict performance on the more advanced ToM task, i.e. comic strip test. Based on a sample of 37 children with ASD and 55 TD children, our results revealed slower development at varying rates in all ToM measures in children with ASD, with delayed onset compared to TD children. These results could stimulate new treatments for social abilities, which would lessen the social deficit in ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3194-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=315 [article] Simple Mindreading Abilities Predict Complex Theory of Mind: Developmental Delay in Autism Spectrum Disorders [texte imprimé] / Maria Chiara PINO, Auteur ; Monica MAZZA, Auteur ; Melania MARIANO, Auteur ; Sara PERETTI, Auteur ; Dagmara DIMITRIOU, Auteur ; Francesco MASEDU, Auteur ; Marco VALENTI, Auteur ; Fabia FRANCO, Auteur . - p.2743-2756. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders > 47-9 (September 2017) . - p.2743-2756 Mots-clés : Autism spectrum disorders (ASD)  Developmental trajectories approach  Eyes task Comic strip test (CST)  Theory of mind (ToM) Index. décimale : PER Périodiques Résumé : Theory of mind (ToM) is impaired in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). The aims of this study were to: (i) examine the developmental trajectories of ToM abilities in two different mentalizing tasks in children with ASD compared to TD children; and (ii) to assess if a ToM simple test known as eyes-test could predict performance on the more advanced ToM task, i.e. comic strip test. Based on a sample of 37 children with ASD and 55 TD children, our results revealed slower development at varying rates in all ToM measures in children with ASD, with delayed onset compared to TD children. These results could stimulate new treatments for social abilities, which would lessen the social deficit in ASD. En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-017-3194-1 Permalink : https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=315

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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