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Neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions
Neuropsychological assessment provides a profound analysis of cognitive functioning in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Individuals on the autistic spectrum often show a high level of anxiety and are frequently affected by comorbidities that influence their quality of life. Yet, they also...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789214/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29398932 |
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description | Neuropsychological assessment provides a profound analysis of cognitive functioning in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Individuals on the autistic spectrum often show a high level of anxiety and are frequently affected by comorbidities that influence their quality of life. Yet, they also have cognitive strengths that should be identified in order to develop effective support strategies. This article presents an overview of five cognitive areas that are essential for neuropsychological evaluation (ie, intelligence, attention, executive function, social cognition, and praxis) and explores the underlying causes of behavioral problems in persons with ASD. Furthermore, it stresses the importance of meticulous neuropsychological testing with regard to cognitive remediation, a method that can help to enhance single cognitive processes in a targeted manner. Objective test results suggest it might be possible to promote an improved sense of coherence. In line with the salutogenic model, this may be fundamental for human health and well-being. |
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spelling | pubmed-57892142018-02-02 Neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions Zwick, Georg Peter Dialogues Clin Neurosci Clinical Research Neuropsychological assessment provides a profound analysis of cognitive functioning in people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Individuals on the autistic spectrum often show a high level of anxiety and are frequently affected by comorbidities that influence their quality of life. Yet, they also have cognitive strengths that should be identified in order to develop effective support strategies. This article presents an overview of five cognitive areas that are essential for neuropsychological evaluation (ie, intelligence, attention, executive function, social cognition, and praxis) and explores the underlying causes of behavioral problems in persons with ASD. Furthermore, it stresses the importance of meticulous neuropsychological testing with regard to cognitive remediation, a method that can help to enhance single cognitive processes in a targeted manner. Objective test results suggest it might be possible to promote an improved sense of coherence. In line with the salutogenic model, this may be fundamental for human health and well-being. Les Laboratoires Servier 2017-12 /pmc/articles/PMC5789214/ /pubmed/29398932 Text en Copyright: © 2017 AICH - Servier Research Group. All rights reserved http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
spellingShingle | Clinical Research Zwick, Georg Peter Neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions |
title | Neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions |
title_full | Neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions |
title_fullStr | Neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions |
title_full_unstemmed | Neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions |
title_short | Neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions |
title_sort | neuropsychological assessment in autism spectrum disorder and related conditions |
topic | Clinical Research |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5789214/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29398932 |
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