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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Thèse de doctorat : Università della Svizzera italiana, 2021 ; 2021INFO009.
Advances on psycho-linguistics have evidenced that the ways in which people use words could act as a reliable source to assess a wide array of behaviours. Language use acts as an indicator of the individuals’ current mental state, personality and even personal values. In this thesis, we focus on language analysis to study two closely related processes which encompass integral components of...
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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: Brain Topography, 2015, vol. 28, no. 1, p. 127-134
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In: Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2015, vol. 46, no. 1, p. 10-20
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In: Child Psychiatry & Human Development, 2015, vol. 46, no. 3, p. 406-417
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In: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2015, vol. 24, no. 6, p. 635-640
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In: Archives of Sexual Behavior, 2015, vol. 44, no. 8, p. 2189-2199
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In: European Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, 2015, vol. 24, no. 3, p. 249-253
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