Neuropsychological profile in high functioning autism spectrum disorders
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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.
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Maintaining a daily routine with structured activities and being supported by the provision of specialised educational and healthcare services is of essence for children with ASD and their parents alike.
“Maintaining a daily routine with structured activities and being supported by the provision of specialised educational and healthcare services is of essence for children with ASD and their parents alike [64].”
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Nearchou, F., Flinn, C., Niland, R., Subramaniam, S. S., & Hennessy, E. (2020) · International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health · doi:10.3390/ijerph17228479 · Cited by 577 · see citing works
“Maintaining a daily routine with structured activities and being supported by the provision of specialised educational and healthcare services is of essence for children with ASD and their parents alike [64].”
BackgroundPsychosocial and Behavioral Impact of COVID-19 in Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Online Parent Survey
Colizzi, M., Sironi, E., Antonini, F., Ciceri, M. L., Bovo, C., & Zoccante, L. (2020) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci10060341 · Cited by 550 · see citing works
“Consistent with previous reports of executive functioning deficits making ASD individuals more vulnerable to routine disruption [18], an elevated number of parents reported difficulties in managing their children’s daily activities, especially in terms of free time and structured activities.”
ResultInteractive Technologies for Autistic Children: A Review
Boucenna, S., Narzisi, A., Tilmont, E., Muratori, F., Pioggia, G., Cohen, D., & Chétouani, M. (2014) · Cognitive Computation · doi:10.1007/s12559-014-9276-x · Cited by 315 · see citing works
“This ability helps children to understand that other people have intentions, thoughts and emotions and act as a trigger of empathy [40, 105].”
BackgroundSelf-citationNarzisi, A. (2020) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci10040207 · Cited by 299 · see citing works
“It is widely reported that children with ASC have executive functioning deficits [6] and they could show issues in planning their daily life activities, especially when their routine is broken.”
BackgroundSelf-citationMasini, E., Loi, E., Vega-Benedetti, A. F., Carta, M., Doneddu, G., Fadda, R., & Zavattari, P. (2020) · International Journal of Molecular Sciences · doi:10.3390/ijms21218290 · Cited by 293 · see citing works
“ASD can be considered as a group of early-onset neuroevolutionary disorders which seem to be at the basis of alterations in brain connectivity, with cascading effects on many neuropsychological functions [1,2].”
BackgroundBehavioral sleep problems and their potential impact on developing executive function in children
Turnbull, K., Reid, G. J., & Morton, J. B. (2013) · Sleep · doi:10.5665/sleep.2814 · Cited by 218 · see citing works
Jones, C. R. G., Simonoff, E., Baird, G., Pickles, A., Marsden, A. J. S., Tregay, J., Happé, F., & Charman, T. (2018) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.1873 · Cited by 259 · see citing works
Brief report: Cognitive flexibility in autism spectrum disorders: A quantitative review
Leung, R. C., & Zakzanis, K. K. (2014) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-014-2136-4 · Cited by 192 · see citing works
“…0.04 1.16 0.45 0.86 6 NEPSY inhibition switching Narzisi et al. (2013) 1 1.46 – 30.0 -2.03 -0.89 1.46 1.46 6.3 NEPSY animal sorting Barron-Linnankoski et al. (2014) Narzisi et al. (2013) 2 0.70 0.78 57.0 -6.31 7.70 0.15 1.25 5 POP task red trial mean response time Solomon et al. (2009) Solomon…”
InfluentialA quantitative meta-analysis of face recognition deficits in autism: 40 years of research.
Griffin, J. W., Bauer, R. M., & Scherf, K. S. (2020) · Psychological Bulletin · doi:10.1037/bul0000310 · Cited by 134 · see citing works
On the Application of Quantitative EEG for Characterizing Autistic Brain: A Systematic Review
Billeci, L., Sicca, F., Maharatna, K., Apicella, F., Narzisi, A., Campatelli, G., Calderoni, S., Pioggia, G., & Muratori, F. (2013) · Frontiers in Human Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnhum.2013.00442 · Cited by 123 · see citing works
“…there is still much debate about the morphological, functional, and neuropsychological characteristics of the “autistic” brain (Schipul et al., 2011; Calderoni et al., 2012; Muratori et al., 2012; Narzisi et al., 2012), and thus the neural basis of altered behaviors in ASD remains largely unclear.”
BackgroundInfluentialSelf-citationTrastornos psiquiátricos en los niños y adolescentes en tiempo de la pandemia por COVID-19
Palacio-Ortíz, J. D., Londoño-Herrera, J. P., Márquez, A. N., Robledo-Rengifo, P., & Quintero-Cadavid, C. P. (2020) · Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría · doi:10.1016/j.rcp.2020.05.006 · Cited by 103 · see citing works
Haigh, S. M., Walsh, J. A., Mazefsky, C. A., Minshew, N. J., & Eack, S. M. (2018) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-018-3515-z · Cited by 100 · see citing works
“Extensive research has defined impairments in higher-order abilities across all neuropsychological domains associated with ASD (Huebner 1992), including in those with greater intellectual ability (Eack et al. 2013a; Fried et al. 2016; Narzisi et al. 2013; Williams et al. 2015).”
BackgroundBilleci, L., Calderoni, S., Conti, E., Gesi, C., Carmassi, C., Dell’Osso, L., Cioni, G., Muratori, F., & Guzzetta, A. (2016) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2016.00346 · Cited by 95 · see citing works
“Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are a set of early-onset neurodevelopmental disorders that are characterized by a disrupted development of brain connectivity with several cascading effects on neuropsychological functions (Narzisi et al., 2013; Kana et al., 2014).”
BackgroundSelf-citationFrontoparietal Network in Executive Functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder
May, K. E., & Kana, R. K. (2020) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.2403 · Cited by 81 · see citing works
Narratives of mothers of children with autism spectrum disorders: Focus on eating behavior
Lázaro, C. P., & Pondé, M. P. (2017) · Trends in Psychiatry and Psychotherapy · doi:10.1590/2237-6089-2017-0004 · Cited by 69 · see citing works
Haebig, E., Kaushanskaya, M., & Weismer, S. E. (2015) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-015-2534-2 · Cited by 70 · see citing works
“Of note, executive functions (EF) appear to be an area of weakness in children with ASD (Joseph et al. 2005; Narzisi et al. 2013; Robinson et al. 2009).”
Intelligence May Moderate the Cognitive Profile of Patients with ASD
Rommelse, N. N. J., Langerak, I., van der Meer, J., de Bruijn, Y. G. E., Staal, W., Oerlemans, A. M., & Buitelaar, J. K. (2015) · PLoS ONE · doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0138698 · Cited by 62 · see citing works
“Their high IQ may make them appear cognitively rather similar to their healthy peers, despite our study as well as previous ones indicating they are not [57,58].”
ResultPsychiatric disorders in children and adolescents during the COVID-19 pandemic
Palacio-Ortíz, J. D., Londoño-Herrera, J. P., Márquez, A. N., Robledo-Rengifo, P., & Quintero-Cadavid, C. P. (2020) · Revista Colombiana de Psiquiatría (English ed ) · doi:10.1016/j.rcpeng.2020.11.003 · Cited by 59 · see citing works
Contextual priors do not modulate action prediction in children with autism
Amoruso, L., Narzisi, A., Pinzino, M., Finisguerra, A., Billeci, L., Calderoni, S., Fabbro, F., Muratori, F., Volzone, A., & Urgesi, C. (2019) · Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences · doi:10.1098/rspb.2019.1319 · Cited by 55 · see citing works
Self-citationCardillo, R., Vio, C., & Mammarella, I. C. (2020) · Research in Developmental Disabilities · doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2020.103682 · Cited by 54 · see citing works
GOLIAH: A Gaming Platform for Home-Based Intervention in Autism – Principles and Design
Bono, V., Narzisi, A., Jouen, A.-L., Tilmont, E., Hommel, S., Jamal, W., Xavier, J., Billeci, L., Maharatna, K., Wald, M., et al. (2016) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2016.00070 · Cited by 53 · see citing works
“The literature on interventions in ASD has become quite extensive, with increasing convergence between behavioral and developmental methods (24, 25).”
BackgroundSelf-citationThe Episodic Memory Profile in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Bayesian Meta-Analysis
Griffin, J. W., Bauer, R. M., & Gavett, B. E. (2021) · Neuropsychology Review · doi:10.1007/s11065-021-09493-5 · Cited by 51 · see citing works
Bohnert, A. M., Lieb, R., & Arola, N. T. (2016) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2783-8 · Cited by 52 · see citing works
“Indeed, existing literature suggests that deficits in inhibition and emotional control have been reported among children and adolescents with ASD (Konstantareas and Stewart 2006; Verte et al. 2006; Narzisi et al. 2013).”
Olfactory Processing in Male Children with Autism: Atypical Odor Threshold and Identification
Muratori, F., Tonacci, A., Billeci, L., Catalucci, T., Igliozzi, R., Calderoni, S., & Narzisi, A. (2017) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3250-x · Cited by 48 · see citing works
Self-citationSocial Cognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders and Epilepsy
Pastorino, G. M. G., Operto, F. F., Padovano, C., Vivenzio, V., Scuoppo, C., Pastorino, N., Roccella, M., Vetri, L., Carotenuto, M., & Coppola, G. (2021) · Frontiers in Neurology · doi:10.3389/fneur.2021.658823 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
“and it can be hypothesized that it affects social communication difficulties and social interaction typical of these subjects (15).”
BackgroundSchneider, K., Regenbogen, C., Pauly, K. D., Gossen, A., Schneider, D. A., Mevissen, L., Michel, T. M., Gur, R. C., Habel, U., & Schneider, F. W. (2013) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.1310 · Cited by 48 · see citing works
“However, Sparks et al. [2002] and Nordahl et al. [2011] could not confirm overall brain enlargement in girls with autism but rather found increased brain size as an indicator for the level of regression in autistic boys [Nordahl et al., 2011].”
BackgroundBeery VMI performance in autism spectrum disorder
Green, R. R., Bigler, E. D., Froehlich, A. L., Prigge, M. B. D., Travers, B. G., Cariello, A. N., Anderson, J. S., Zielinski, B. A., Alexander, A. L., LANGE, N. D., et al. (2015) · Child Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/09297049.2015.1056131 · Cited by 46 · see citing works
Barron-Linnankoski, S. T. A., Reinvall, O., Lahervuori, A., Voutilainen, A., Lahti‐Nuuttila, P., & Korkman, M. (2014) · Child Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/09297049.2013.873781 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
“Our findings are partially in line with previous studies indicating poor facial recognition in ASD (e.g., Akshoomoff, 2005; Barton et al., 2004; Barton, Hefter, Cherkasova, & Manoach, 2007; Hooper et al., 2006; Klin et al., 1999; Narzisi et al., 2012; Nieminen-von Wendt et al., 2005; Szatmari et al., 1990) giving some…”
BackgroundResultInfluentialSchuh, J. M., Eigsti, I., & Mirman, D. (2016) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.1632 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Lieb, R. W., & Bohnert, A. M. (2017) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3205-2 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
Fusar‐Poli, L., Ciancio, A., Gabbiadini, A., Meo, V., Patania, F., Rodolico, A., Saitta, G., Vozza, L., Petralia, A., Signorelli, M. S., et al. (2020) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci10050291 · Cited by 43 · see citing works
“Attention switching, that is the capacity of an individual to flexibly shift mental set to different cognitive demands, is impaired in people with ASD, probably because the restriction of interests hampers them to switch between multiple clues [60,61].”
BackgroundA cross-task comparison on visuospatial processing in autism spectrum disorders
Cardillo, R., Lanfranchi, S., & Mammarella, I. C. (2019) · Autism · doi:10.1177/1362361319888341 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
“Lower performance for ASD than typically developing (TD) individuals were found in line orientation discrimination (Hooper, Poon, Marcus, & Fine, 2006; Narzisi, Muratori, Calderoni, Fabbro, & Urgesi, 2013) and in design copying (Korkman, Kirk, & Kemp, 2007), while comparable performance for ASD and TD has emerged for…”
BackgroundLieto, M., Brovedani, P., Pecini, C., Chilosi, A. M., Belmonti, V., Fabbro, F., Urgesi, C., Fiori, S., Guzzetta, A., Perazza, S., et al. (2017) · Research in Developmental Disabilities · doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2016.12.006 · Cited by 42 · see citing works
Self-citationAlonso-Esteban, Y., López-Ramón, M. F., Campos, V. M., Navarro‐Pardo, E., & Marín, F. A. (2021) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci11111389 · Cited by 44 · see citing works
“Anxiety disorders (AD) are very common among people who develop ASD, shown by resistance to change [28], intolerance to uncertainty [29], emotional deregulation [30], and executive dysfunction [31] among other reasons [32].”
BackgroundExecutive functions in children with dyslexia
Barbosa, T., Rodrigues, C. C., de Mello, C. B., Silva, M. C. D. S. E., & Bueno, O. F. A. (2019) · Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria · doi:10.1590/0004-282x20190033 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
Quantitative EEG in autistic children
Afifi, L., Raafat, H., Abdullah, K., Elhabashy, H. R., & Raafat, O. (2015) · The Egyptian Journal of Neurology Psychiatry and Neurosurgery · doi:10.4103/1110-1083.162031 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
Calderoni, S., Billeci, L., Narzisi, A., Brambilla, P., Retico, A., & Muratori, F. (2016) · Frontiers in Neuroscience · doi:10.3389/fnins.2016.00139 · Cited by 37 · see citing works
“…diminished long-range connectivity has been proposed (Just et al., 2007), producing a brain profile ineffective for processing and integrating “higher-order” information that ultimately leads to several of the most common ASD neuropsychological characteristics (Wass, 2011; Narzisi et al., 2013).”
BackgroundResultSelf-citationHyseni, F., Blanken, L. M. E., Muetzel, R. L., Verhulst, F. C., Tiemeier, H. W., & White, T. J. H. (2018) · Child Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/09297049.2018.1465543 · Cited by 35 · see citing works
“lower global performance in the NEPSY-II (Narzisi et al., 2013).”
Oromotor skills in autism spectrum disorder: A scoping review
Maffei, M. F., Chenausky, K. V., Gill, S. V., Tager-Flusberg, H. B., & Green, J. R. (2023) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.2923 · Cited by 40 · see citing works
“, 2019, 2020, 2021), (2) lower performance on a test of oromotor sequences for highfunctioning autistic children compared to non-autistic controls (Narzisi et al., 2013), (3) decreased temporal coordination in autistic individuals during a speech task using a metronome (Franich et al.”
BackgroundMaras, K., Mulcahy, S., Memon, A., Picariello, F., & Bowler, D. (2014) · Applied Cognitive Psychology · doi:10.1002/acp.3055 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
Logrieco, M. G., Casula, L., Ciuffreda, G. N., Novello, R. L., Spinelli, M., Lionetti, F., Nicolì, I., Fasolo, M., Valeri, G., & Vicari, S. (2021) · Research in Developmental Disabilities · doi:10.1016/j.ridd.2021.104130 · Cited by 34 · see citing works
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Executive function is affected in autism spectrum disorder, but does not correlate with intelligence
Merchán‐Naranjo, J., Boada, L., Rey, A., Mayoral, M., Llorente, C., Arango, C., & Parellada, M. (2016) · Revista de Psiquiatría y Salud Mental (English Edition) · doi:10.1016/j.rpsmen.2016.01.001 · Cited by 31 · see citing works
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Saleem, T. H., Shehata, G. A., Toghan, R., Sakhr, H. M., Bakri, A. H., Desoky, T., Hamdan, F. R. A., Mohamed, N. F., & Hassan, M. H. (2020) · Neuropsychiatric Disease and Treatment · doi:10.2147/ndt.s233105 · Cited by 27 · see citing works
“debates about the morphological, functional, and neuropsychological characteristics of the autistic brain, with the neural basis of altered behaviors in ASD remains largely unclear.(19) Electroencephalography (EEG) is a powerful method for studying the complex neuropsychiatric disorders,(20) it identifies epileptiform…”
MethodLordo, D. N., Bertolin, M., Sudikoff, E. L., Keith, C. M., Braddock, B. A., & Kaufman, D. A. S. (2016) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-016-2969-0 · Cited by 26 · see citing works
Are Executive Dysfunctions Relevant for the Autism-Specific Cognitive Profile?
Hemmers, J., Baethge, C., Vogeley, K. T., & Falter‐Wagner, C. M. (2022) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2022.886588 · Cited by 29 · see citing works
Neuropsychological assessment of children with epilepsy and average intelligence using NEPSY II
Zilli, T., Zanini, S., Conte, S., Borgatti, R., & Urgesi, C. (2015) · Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/13803395.2015.1076380 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
“Interestingly, when comparing performance in the two subtest parts, children with autism were specifically impaired in the verbal task, but not in the contextual emotion recognition task (Narzisi et al., 2013), a pattern of findings that matches their important deficits in language domain.”
BackgroundSelf-citationDeveloping set‐shifting improvement tasks (SSIT) for children with high‐functioning autism
Saniee, S., Pouretemad, H., & Zardkhaneh, S. A. (2019) · Journal of Intellectual Disability Research · doi:10.1111/jir.12633 · Cited by 25 · see citing works
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Evaluation of a Peer Mentorship Program for Autistic College Students
Trevisan, D. A., Leach, S., Iarocci, G., & Birmingham, E. (2020) · Autism in Adulthood · doi:10.1089/aut.2019.0087 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
Fong, H. X., Cornish, K. M., Kirk, H., Ilias, K., Shaikh, M. F., & Golden, K. J. (2021) · Frontiers in Psychiatry · doi:10.3389/fpsyt.2021.733905 · Cited by 23 · see citing works
“All these findings are consistent with previous reports of the elevated vulnerability of children on the autism spectrum with disruption of routine due to their executive functioning difficulties (42).”
ResultRosa, M., Puig, O., Lázaro, L., Vallés, V., Lera‐Miguel, S., Sánchez‐Gistau, V., & Calvo, R. M. (2017) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-017-3137-x · Cited by 23 · see citing works
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“Additional deficits in cognition, especially in specific executive domains have been widely studied and described in the last decades (e.g., Happé et al., 2006; Hill, 2004; Narzisi et al., 2013; Weiss et al., 2016a, 2016b; Weiss et al. 2018).”
Papangelo, P., Pinzino, M., Pelagatti, S., Fabbri‐Destro, M., & Narzisi, A. (2020) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci10060398 · Cited by 22 · see citing works
“, [38] who found that children with ASDs performed equally well as TD children in the affect recognition test (see also [39]), and with Tracy et al.”
BackgroundSelf-citationPupil Response to Precision in Surgical Task Execution
Xianta, J., Bin, Z., Tien, G., & Stella, A. M. (2013) · Studies in health technology and informatics · doi:10.3233/978-1-61499-209-7-210 · Cited by 21 · see citing works
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The study of executive function domains in children with high-functioning autism
Golshan, F., Soltani, A., & Afarinesh, M. R. (2019) · Learning and Motivation · doi:10.1016/j.lmot.2019.101578 · Cited by 17 · see citing works
Cardillo, R., Lievore, R., & Mammarella, I. C. (2022) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.2717 · Cited by 15 · see citing works
“, 2020; Liu & Breslin, 2013), and line orientation discrimination (Korkman et al., 2007; Narzisi et al., 2013) in individuals with ASD.”
BackgroundTrontel, H. G., Duffield, T. C., Bigler, E. D., Abildskov, T. J., Froehlich, A. L., Prigge, M. B. D., Travers, B. G., Anderson, J. S., Zielinski, B. A., Alexander, A. L., et al. (2015) · Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology · doi:10.1080/13803395.2014.997677 · Cited by 14 · see citing works
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“While we recognize that our statistical analyses are underpowered, this is not uncommon in preliminary clinical research (Leung, Vogan, Powell, Anagnostu, & Taylor, 2016; Narzisi et al., 2013).”
Williams, M. E., Wheeler, B. Y., Linder, L. K., & Jacobs, R. A. (2017) · Intellectual and developmental disabilities · doi:10.1352/1934-9556-55.3.192 · Cited by 12 · see citing works
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A Neuro-Phenomenological Perspective on the Autism Phenotype
Narzisi, A., & Muccio, R. (2021) · Brain Sciences · doi:10.3390/brainsci11070914 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Self-citationButti, N., Biffi, E., Romaniello, R., Finisguerra, A., Valente, E. M., Strazzer, S., Borgatti, R., & Urgesi, C. (2024) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-024-06349-8 · Cited by 10 · see citing works
Self-citationChen, L., Liu, J., Kang, J. B., Rosenberg‐Lee, M., Abrams, D. A., & Menon, V. (2024) · Autism · doi:10.1177/13623613231223354 · Cited by 9 · see citing works
“…recognition memory paradigms, which do not include tasks with differing pattern separation requirements (Anns et al., 2020; Hashimoto et al., 2021; Jiang et al., 2015; Li et al., 2021; Lind & Bowler, 2009; Loveland et al., 2008; Mogensen et al., 2020; Narzisi et al., 2013; Williams et al., 2006b).”
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Diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder using EEG microstates and chaos game representation
Han, L., Huang, Z., Li, C., & Chen, J. (2025) · Biomedical Signal Processing and Control · doi:10.1016/j.bspc.2025.108722 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
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“Some of the studies did specify the diagnosis included under this name (Back et al. 2007; Bal et al. 2013; Loth et al. 2008; Narzisi et al. 2012;Ta bl e 2 (c on tin ue d) A ut ho rs Pa rt ic ip an ts D ia gn os is cr ite ri a M ea su re of IQ M ea su re s R es ul ts Si lli m an et al .”
BackgroundCognitive predictors of Social processing in congenital atypical development
Ferrari, E., Butti, N., Gagliardi, C., Romaniello, R., Borgatti, R., & Urgesi, C. (2022) · Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders · doi:10.1007/s10803-022-05630-y · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Self-citationJunior-Real Time neuropsychological testing (j-RTNT) for a young patient undergoing awake craniotomy
Guarracino, I., Ius, T., Pauletto, G., Maieron, M., Škrap, M., & Tomasino, B. (2020) · Brain and Cognition · doi:10.1016/j.bandc.2020.105535 · Cited by 8 · see citing works
Núñez-Gaunaurd, A., & Tovin, M. M. (2024) · Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities · doi:10.1007/s10882-024-09951-x · Cited by 7 · see citing works
“Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders:DSM-5, 2013; Bhat, 2021; Croen et al., 2015; Narzisi et al., 2013).”
Mental rotation and language in autism spectrum disorder
Larson, C., Bochyńska, A., & Vulchanova, M. (2024) · Autism Research · doi:10.1002/aur.3128 · Cited by 7 · see citing works
“For instance, autistic individuals show strengths in visuospatial skills, such as (Narzisi et al., 2013; Simmons et al., 2009) visual search (O ’ Riordan, 2004) and visual discrimination tasks (Joseph et al., 2009), as well as enhanced visuospatial perception and processing (Mottron et al., 1999).”
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- Authors
- Narzisi, A., Muratori, F., Calderoni, S., Fabbro, F., & Urgesi, C.
- Affiliations
- University of Pisa (IT)
- University of Udine (IT)
- Corresponding author
- Narzisi, Antonio
- Urgesi, Cosimo
- Venue
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Published
- 2012-12-08
- Volume
- 43
- Issue
- 8
- Pages
- 1895-1909
- ISSN
- 0162-3257 (ISSN-L)
- 1573-3432
- OpenAlex
- W2034362253
- Cited by
- 126
- References
- 113
- Citations by year
- 2026: 5 · 2025: 7 · 2024: 7 · 2023: 10 · 2022: 5 · 2021: 11 · 2020: 20 · 2019: 8 · 2018: 10 · 2017: 12 · 2016: 11 · 2015: 8 · 2014: 7 · 2013: 5
- FWCI
- 3.28
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- closed
- Licence
- www.springer.com/tdm (tdm)
- Locations
- Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Institutional Research Information System (University of Udine) (submittedVersion)
- CINECA IRIS Institutial research information system (University of Pisa) (submittedVersion)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cognitive Neuroscience › Autism Spectrum Disorder Research
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Neuropsychology and Physiological Psychology › Developmental and Educational Neuropsychology
- Social Sciences › Psychology › Developmental and Educational Psychology › Child and Animal Learning Development
- Keywords
- high-functioning autism, neuropsychological profile, NEPSY-II, visuospatial processing, attention deficits, executive function, language deficits, learning and memory, sensorimotor processing, theory of mind, emotional understanding, children
- MeSH terms
- Adolescent, Attention, Child, Child Development Disorders, Pervasive, Child, Preschool, Cognition Disorders, Emotions, Humans, Language, Male, Memory, Neuropsychological Tests, Psychomotor Performance, Space Perception, Executive Function, Theory of Mind
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