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Université de Fribourg

Designing a Training Programme to Promote the Exercise of Self-Determination and Civic Engagement in Individuals Having an Intellectual Disability : Feedback on Collaborative Research

Fontana-Lana, Barbara ; Petitpierre, Geneviève

In: Creative Education, 2017, vol. 8, no. 6, p. 975-992

Individual self-determination and civic engagement are key resources in the life of every individual. All the more so in the case of individuals with an intellectual disability (ID), who are frequently prevented, voluntarily or passively (for example through the failure to promote favourable conditions for learning), from implementing the resources that are required for acquiring and...

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Odor Perception in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder and its Relationship to Food Neophobia

Luisier, Anne-Claude ; Petitpierre, Geneviève ; Ferdenzi, Camille ; Clerc Bérod, Annick ; Giboreau, Agnes ; Rouby, Catherine ; Bensafi, Moustafa

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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Accompagnement alimentaire et neurodiversité

Luisier, Anne-Claude ; Petitpierre, Geneviève ; Delgrande, Stephane

In: Revue suisse de pédagogie spécialisée, 2020, vol. 10, no. 4, p. 17-23

Manger est un acte quotidien, vital, obligatoire. C’est une habitude de vie incontournable pour tout être vivant. Il concerne tout le monde et interroge les valeurs personnelles. S’il suscite parfois des craintes comme celle très répandue de grossir, il est le plus souvent source de plaisir et synonyme de rencontre. Accompagner cet acte demande d’agir sur les motivations...

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Eating behavior in autism : senses as a window towards food acceptance

Petitpierre, Geneviève ; Luisier, Anne-Claude ; Bensafi, Moustafa

In: Current Opinion in Food Science, 2021, vol. 41, p. 210-216

Atypical eating behaviors are common in autism. This article sheds light on the role of sensory processing on food acceptance and selectivity in autism. The role of the senses in eating behavior is described, suggesting that changes in liking to food sensory stimuli in autism occur and are linked to food neophobia. Interventions addressing sensory processes to improve eating behavior through...