Early adolescent outcomes of institutionally deprived and non‐deprived adoptees. III. Quasi‐autism

Rutter, Michael; Kreppner, Jana; Croft, Carla; Murin, Marianna; Colvert, Emma; Beckett, Celia; Castle, Jenny; Sonuga‐Barke, Edmund

doi:10.1111/j.1469-7610.2007.01792.x

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“…Such higher risk for suicide is consistent with the identity disorders often observed in infant psychiatry in the case of adolescents internationally adopted in infancy [14]. What is also clear is that length of preadoption time and severity of caregiving deprivation emerge as two predicting factors of delays in the development of neurological and age-level motor skills, and that the simple enrichment of the adopted child's environment following adoption proves insufficient to repair such damage beyond certain critical ages or sensitive periods [10,[15][16][17][18]. These sensitive periods and cutoff ages differ depending on the institution and country of origin according to the severity of deprivation to which the child has been exposed [19].…”

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Early deprivation as a risk factor for narcissistic identity pathologies in adolescence with regard to international adoption

Vandepoel

Roskam

Passone

et al. 2014

Neuropsychiatrie de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence

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The current study is a psychoanalytic reading of the clinical material arising from ongoing developmental research into international adoption within the framework of the Attachment Adoption Research Network (AAARN). The primary objective of the study is to verify whether the severity of deprivation experienced preadoption is a risk factor for narcissistic identity pathologies in adolescence with regard to international adoption. A grounded theory approach is used to identify a set of qualitative variables, which are later quantitatively assessed. The findings are discussed in terms of both qualitative and quantitative results and suggest the greater presence of chronic somatic troubles and observable signs of primary trauma in the adoption population compared to the control group. Future areas for research are suggested in the conclusion. © 2014 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.Keywords: Primary trauma; Narcissistic identity pathologies; Somatic trouble; Adolescence; International adoption RésuméLa présente étude consiste en une lecture psychanalytique d'un matériel clinique collecté dans le cadre d'une étude développementale portant sur l'adoption internationale : l'Attachment Adoption Research Network (AAARN). Son objectif principal est de déterminer si la sévérité de la déprivation expérimentée avant l'adoption constitue un facteur de risque pour les pathologies narcissiques identitaires à l'adolescence. Une approche théoriquement fondée est utilisée en vue d'identifier un ensemble de variables qualitatives qui seront, dans un deuxième temps, évaluées de manière quantitative. Les résultats sont discutés qualitativement et quantitativement ; ils suggèrent la présence accrue de troubles somatiques chroniques, ainsi que de signes observables d'un traumatisme primaire par comparaison avec un groupe d'adolescents contrôle. Des pistes de recherches futures sont suggérées dans la conclusion de cette contribution.

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Early deprivation as a risk factor for narcissistic identity pathologies in adolescence with regard to international adoption

Vandepoel

Roskam

Passone

et al. 2014

Neuropsychiatrie de l'Enfance et de l'Adolescence

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“…Both children with autism [26,27] and children placed in institutional care at an early age [28] show deficiencies in face processing. In addition, both groups achieve below average scores on the theory of mind tasks [24], even when these scores are adjusted for the level of language development and non-verbal intelligence [29].…”

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Early communication development in socially deprived children — similar to autism?

Cepanec

Gmajnić

Ljubešić

2010

Translational Neuroscience

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Early communication dEvElopmEnt in socially dEprivEd childrEn -similar to autism? abstract Social deprivation leads to various neuroanatomical, neuropsychological and behavioral disturbances in humans as well as in experimental animals. Shared characteristics of socially deprived subjects and subjects with autism have been documented. The aim of this study was to analyze early development of communication in institutionalized (INST) children (12-24 months) in comparison with age-and sexmatched group of typically developing (TD) children and a group of children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD). Our findings show that both socially deprived (INST) children and ASD children display delayed pattern of development in social, speech and symbolic domains. However, although INST children display significant developmental delay and share some features with ASD children, they have a qualitatively different developmental pattern of social communication in comparison to children with ASD. The results of this study indicate that growing up in an institution and lack of social and environmental stimuli influences development of skills that are fundamental for early speech and language development. introductionResearch on the effects of early social deprivation and institutionalization may provide insight into the mechanisms by which the social environment affects the entire human development. It is important to examine how much the absence or a reduced quantity of social stimuli during the early period

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“…It is noteworthy that both institutionalized children and autistic patients have characteristics of abnormal connectivity between prefrontal and parietal regions [13,67] and between prefrontal and temporal regions [12,68], that perhaps are related with cognitive and behavioral similarities at school age (4-6 years). However, these similarities become less clear in the adolescence and hence only a small group of institutionalized adolescents have a permanent quasi-autistic pattern upon turning 11 years [65]. Also, the same EEG characteristics between prefrontal and temporal cortices have been found in schizophrenic patients during accepted and rejected proposals in execution of the Ultimatum Game [28].…”

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“…Some authors have identified that institutionalized population has some quasi-autistic cognitive characteristics [64,65] since both institutionalized children and autistic patients have impaired social performance although the institutionalized group presents greater flexibility, greater social approach and an increased incidence of indiscriminate friendly compared to children diagnosed with autism [66]. It is noteworthy that both institutionalized children and autistic patients have characteristics of abnormal connectivity between prefrontal and parietal regions [13,67] and between prefrontal and temporal regions [12,68], that perhaps are related with cognitive and behavioral similarities at school age (4-6 years).…”

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EEG Correlation during Social Decision-making in Institutionalized Adolescents

Sanz-Martín¹,

Jorgea²,

Ángel³

et al. 2017

Abnorm Behav Psycho

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Introduction InstitutionalizationInstitutionalization is defined as any large congregate care facility in which round-the-clock professional supervision supplants the role of family-like caregivers [1]. Children are institutionalized due to different factors like abandonment, orphaning, maltreatment and also physical or mental disabilities. Many authors have related the institutionalization with a lack of stimulation in different spheres like motor, cognitive and social-affective [2-4], since factors like the absence of personalized treatment according to the ratio between infants and caregivers (15:1) [5] and the lack of quality care of caregivers [6,7] since the poor commitment for wellbeing of infants and the poor response and insensibility for the necessities of the infants [8], the round-toclock type of work [1], the constant rotation of caregiver [9] and the lack of professional training of caregivers [8] among others deficiencies. Therefore, institutionalization has been associated with consequences in brain and behavioral development. Institutionalization and brain/cognitive affectationAmong brain areas affected by institutionalization, the institutionalized children often present lower volume of the prefrontal, temporal and parietal areas [10,11] than non-institutionalized children. In addition, post institutionalized children present abnormities in some bundles that connect the different cortical areas. In this regard, several recent studies have reported a lower fractional anisotropy values in the left uncinate fasciculus and in the superior longitudinal fascicule in post institutionalized children compared to children without this personal background [12,13]. In a functional level, Chugani et al. [14] reported a reduction in glucose metabolism in the amygdala and hippocampus during rest conditions in post institutionalized children compared to never institutionalized children and neurological patients. In the EEG, it has been found a higher fronto-central and fronto-temporal coherence in institutionalized children compared to children that were previously institutionalized but were adopted before 24 months old [15]. Also, it has been found a generalized lower alpha power which is positively related to social skills according to a maturational patter found on institutionalized children placed on a foster care home before 20 months of age [16]. Finally, it has been demonstrated that the more time for children living in institutional settings, the more affectation this population suffers [17].In relation with behavioral and cognitive consequences, diverse studies have found that the institutionalized children present impulsivity [18], social problems and delinquent behavior [19], as well as, affectation in cognitive functions like working memory, inhibitory control, memory for faces and visual attention [2,5]. Talking about social abilities, it has been demonstrated that children that was previously institutionalized and were randomly assigned to a foster care intervention program have better social abi...

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Early adolescent outcomes of institutionally deprived and non‐deprived adoptees. III. Quasi‐autism

Cited by 183 publications

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Early deprivation as a risk factor for narcissistic identity pathologies in adolescence with regard to international adoption

Early deprivation as a risk factor for narcissistic identity pathologies in adolescence with regard to international adoption

Early communication development in socially deprived children — similar to autism?

EEG Correlation during Social Decision-making in Institutionalized Adolescents

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