L’hétérogénéité du développement cognitif et socio-émotionnel d’enfants atteints de trouble du spectre de l’autisme en lien avec la sévérité des troubles

Bernard, Marie-Anna; Thiébaut, Éric; Mazetto, Camilla; Nassif, Maria Clara; Souza, Maria Thereza Costa Coelho de; Nader-Grosbois, Nathalie; Seynhaeve, Isabel; Gutiérrez, Myriam de la Iglesia; Parra, José Sixto Olivar; Dionne, Carmen; Rousseau, M.; Stefanidou, Konstantina; Aïad, Fethia; Sam, Nadia; Belal, Lina; Fekih, Laid; Blanc, R.; Bonnet, François; Gattegno, Maria Pilar; Kaye, Kelley; Contejean, Yves; Adrien, Jean‐Louis

doi:10.1016/j.neurenf.2016.05.002

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“…It is very important to register and describe these "islets of ability" [10,15,16], as they serve as basis for the elaboration of future therapeutic and educative programs. This typical "disharmony" in the mental profiles of autistic individuals mentioned by a number of authors [11,17,18], including us [10], clearly shows the difficulty of ASD children to build and progressively "fill" the gaps in the different stages and aspects of mental development. This is because of the difficulties in establishing connections and identifying relationships between objects, subjects and events.…”

Section: Important Remarks Concerning the Process Of Psychological Asmentioning

confidence: 89%

Early Assessment of Mental Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders – Sharing of Clinical Experience

Manolova¹,

Staykova²,

Hristova³

et al. 2018

J. Intellect. Disabl. Diagn. Treat.

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The authors present a synthesised review of the methods for assessing mental development and autism, with an emphasis on the general tendency to reduce the age of diagnosis. Based on clinical experience, a number of particularities are described in terms of: testing, working with parents, observing and reflecting on the nature and meaning of autistic behaviours. On focus is a toolkit for detailed assessment of mental development that was elaborated within the inter-university cooperation between Sofia Medical University and Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Belgium. Illustrated and discussed are typical profiles of cognitive and socio-communicative functioning of children with ASD and other neurodevelopmental disorders, which help a differential diagnosis to be made by the multidisciplinary clinical team. Further described are the advantages of early assessment of mental development as a basis for future educational and therapeutic programs.

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Section: Important Remarks Concerning the Process Of Psychological Asmentioning

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Early Assessment of Mental Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders – Sharing of Clinical Experience

Manolova¹,

Staykova²,

Hristova³

et al. 2018

J. Intellect. Disabl. Diagn. Treat.

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“…An important feature of developmental profiles of young children with ASD is the significant disharmony ( 6 , 13 , 19 , 20 )—both across the different spheres of development and within the individual profile. It even seems as if there are “gaps” of undeveloped abilities existing together with the presence of abilities that are hierarchically more complex and “step” on something missing.…”

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“…Based on the accumulated clinical and research practice, certain typical characteristics in autistic children's developmental profiles have been outlined. Some of these characteristics have been identified by other researchers as well ( 6 , 13 , 19 , 20 ):…”

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“…The typical “disharmony” detected in the psychological profiles of autistic children, which is believed to be more evident in severe cases, is indicative of the reported unevenness of development across spheres, as well as of the high internal inconsistency of personal achievements across the different dimensions measured. Bernard et al ( 6 ) emphasize that developmental heterogeneity of children with autism is predominantly an aggravating factor for the severity of ASD. A high correlation between heterogeneity and severity in autistic subjects has been identified—the higher the heterogeneity, the lower the developmental level.…”

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The Importance of Early Psychological Assessment for Differential Diagnosis and Detection of Comorbidity in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

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“…Cross-cultural studies in ASD are still recent and have focused on different ways of thinking and understanding autism as a disorder (36, 37) and on the diversity of symptoms, characteristics, or traits of ASD using screening tools (38–40) and on social skills interventions (41). The heterogeneity of the developmental profile of children with ASD across several countries in North and South America, North Africa, and Europe (42–44) was pointed out. While no significant differences in overall, cognitive and socio-emotional development levels between two groups of young (1 year and 6 months to 3 years of age) and older children (8–14 years of age) with ASD from the same countries were observed, the youngest group of children exhibited a greater socio-emotional heterogeneity (45).…”

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Heterogeneities in Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Development in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Severe Intellectual Disability as a Comorbidity

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Introduction: Intellectual disability (ID) is frequently associated as a comorbidity in autism spectrum disorders (ASD). This study investigated a) how similar the heterogeneity in the cognitive and socio-emotional developmental profiles was for children with ASD and ID, b) the difference between the subjects’ profiles and those of typically developing children (TD) matched for developmental levels, c) the skills existing with the lowest and highest developmental levels, and d) the relationship between developmental profiles in ASD and the severity of autism, ID, and the overall developmental level. Participants: The sample was comprised of 119 children (101 boys and 18 girls) who ranged in chronological age (CA) from 21 months to 14 years ( M = 5 years 2 months; SD = 2 years 6 months) with developmental levels lower than 24 months. They came from three countries (France = 40, Brazil = 40, and Algeria = 39). The control group was comprised of 40 TD children from these same countries who ranged in CA from 4 to 24 months ( M = 1 year 3 months; SD = 5 months). The ASD diagnosis was carried out according to International Statistical Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems-10th Edition (ICD-10), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, 4th Edition, Text Revision (DSM-IV-TR), Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-5th ed (DSM-5) criteria and the Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS). Measures: Children were tested using the Social Cognitive Evaluation Battery (SCEB; Adrien, 2007) by trained psychologists from public and private institutions specialized in the diagnosis of autism and interventions in this field. The SCEB explores 16 functional abilities, in both cognitive and socio-emotional areas, and allows the calculation of domain and area developmental levels and heterogeneity indices for the global, cognitive, and socio-emotional areas. Results: Children with ASD developmental profiles show very high heterogeneity as opposed to TD children. Regardless of the country of origin, there are similarities between the heterogeneous cognitive and socio-emotional developmental profiles of the children with ASD, whose profiles are characterized by lower developmental levels of language and vocal imitation skills, and a relationship between these developmental heterogeneities and the degree of severity of autistic symptomatology, intellectual disability, and overall development level. The implications of this study are presented for clinical assessment and intervention purposes in ASD and ID.

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L’hétérogénéité du développement cognitif et socio-émotionnel d’enfants atteints de trouble du spectre de l’autisme en lien avec la sévérité des troubles

Cited by 10 publications

References 15 publications

Early Assessment of Mental Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders – Sharing of Clinical Experience

Early Assessment of Mental Development in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other Neurodevelopmental Disorders – Sharing of Clinical Experience

The Importance of Early Psychological Assessment for Differential Diagnosis and Detection of Comorbidity in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Heterogeneities in Cognitive and Socio-Emotional Development in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Severe Intellectual Disability as a Comorbidity

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