In: Brain sciences, 2021, vol. 11, no. 6, p. 16
When COVID-19 was declared as a pandemic, many countries imposed severe lockdowns that changed families’ routines and negatively impacted on parents’ and children’s mental health. Several studies on families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) revealed that lockdown increased the difficulties faced by individuals with ASD, as well as parental distress. No studies have...
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In: Brain sciences, 2020, vol. 10, no. 10, p. 22
Pediatric surveillance through screening procedures is needed to detect warning signs of risk for Autism Spectrum Disorder under 24 months of age and to promote early diagnosis and treatment. The main purpose of this study is to extend the literature regarding the psychometric properties of two screening tools, the First Year Inventory (FYI) and the Quantitative- CHecklist for Autism in Toddler...
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In: Autism Research, 2018, vol. 11, no. 7, p. 962-978
Emotion dysregulation is a common issue experienced by individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and has been associated with a wide range of negative mental and physical health outcomes. This commentary highlights the role emotion dysregulation plays in ASD by first considering the literature on emotion regulation (ER) in the general population and then summarizing the ER research in...
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In: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017, vol. 47, p. 1659-1672
Expressive incoherence can be implicated in socio-emotional communicative problems in autism spectrum disorder (ASD). The present study examined expressive incoherence in 37 children with ASD and 41 typically developing (TD) children aged 3–13 years old during a frustration task. The role of alexithymia in expressive incoherence was also assessed. Compared to TD children, children with ASD...
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In: HUMOR, 2017, vol. 30, no. 1, p. 97-118
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In: Systematic Biology, 2016, vol. 65, no. 4, p. 628-639
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In: Motivation and Emotion, 2015, vol. 39, no. 3, p. 434-447
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In: Brain, 2017, vol. 140, no. 1, p. 235-246
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In: Frontiers in Psychology, 2015, p. 6:1830
Atypical sensory functioning in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) has been well documented in the last decade for the visual, tactile and auditory systems, but olfaction in ASD is still understudied. The aim of the present study was to examine whether children with ASD and neuro-typically (NT) developed children differed in odor perception, at the cognitive (familiarity and identification...
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In: Current Opinion in Food Science, 2021, vol. 41, p. 210-216
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