Saturday, 29 April 2023

Protocolo de acceso aos estudos universitarios dos estudantes con Trastorno do Espectro Autista: Novas perspectivas

Protocolo de acceso aos estudos universitarios dos estudantes con Trastorno do Espectro Autista: Novas perspectivas

REVISTA GALEGA DE EDUCACIÓN.NOVA ESCOLA GALEGA



A investigación psico-social e educativa na área das Persoas con Trastorno do Espectro Autista (TEA) avanzou de forma significativa, na que se refutan empiricamente novos principios nucleares da conceptualización do trastorno e, en consecuencia, é preciso considerar os novos presupostos básicos baseados nos modos do procesamento perceptivo-cognitivo do fenotipo particular das persoas con TEA (Ojea, 2023).










Friday, 7 April 2023

COMPARATIVE DIFFERENTIAL STUDY OF COMORBID SYMPTOMATIC GROUPS ASSOCIATED WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER DIAGNOSIS

Comparative differential study of comorbid symptomatic groups associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder diagnosis


Manuel Ojea Rúa, University of Vigo

Prof. Dr. Psycho- Pedagogy

(34) 630189639

PhD. Pyschology

Lydia Castro Núñez, University of Vigo

MEd Biology. Doctoral student. of University of Vigo.

Lourdes Rivas Otero, University of Vigo

(MEd Psyco-pedagogy. Doctoral student of University of Vigo)

Tania Justo Román, University of Vigo

MEd Music- therapy. Doctoral student of University of Vigo.



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Abstract

Individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) make up a diagnosis characterized by a multifunctional neurocognitive disorder, based on a limited structure to perform nodal-synaptic interrelationships between the contents of learning. Likewise, this disorder may be associated with a set of comorbid symptom groups, which, regarding their intensity, may border with ASD main diagnosis and lead to basic errors that affect subsequent social- educational treatment. This study analyses most recurrent associated comorbid groups, as well as, if the presence of symptomatic comorbid groups is differential regarding group shape: normotypical and ASD groups. A total of 390 children participated in this study, 128 belonged to normotypical group and 262 did it to experimental group, subdivided into three levels of ASD. Results found through multivariate- test indicate that the whole dimension significantly affects group way intersection, age and sex (sig: .00). The post-hoc test analysis indicates this influence was      differential regarding to the group type for the following dimensions: cognition, behaviour, psychoaffectivity, language and psychomotor disorder, while relative differences were not observed in specific- clinical dimension, where only epilepsy showed a differential result: no differences were found in general- clinic dimension.

Lay abstract

ASD´ diagnosis and treatment shows, to date, many weak points that need to be improved. Previous studies have shown how important is the psycho-educational component regarding ASD treatment, therefore it is necessary to understand the specific characteristics of the nuclear ASD diagnosis, in order to work out a specific therapy according to every single case. 

In the current study, we examined and analysed ASD patients as well as participants showing comorbid symptoms such as epilepsy, in order to show how these comorbidities can reach a very high level, leading to a confused and wrong ASD nuclear diagnosis. 

Therefore, it is essential to gain more insight into the specific diagnosis process, defining the ASD symptoms very precisely in order to develop more accurate and specific educational programs. 

This study contributes to the improvement in ASD diagnosis, providing a large number of participants in order to study the relation between several comorbid symptoms and its reliability as ASD indicative factors or not.



Monday, 3 April 2023

PREDICTIVE HYPOTHESES OF THE CONCEPTUAL CATEGORY OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

 Predictive hypotheses of the conceptual category of Autism Spectrum Disorder.


Manuel Ojea Rúa (PhD University of Vigo).
Tania Justo Román (Doctoral Student University of Vigo).
Elsa M. Castañeda Mikrukova (PgDipAutonomousUniversitat of Barcelona).
Alba Pereiras Martínez (PgDip University of Vigo).

Social Institute for Scientific Research (CIF: 44568509). Faculty of Education Sciences, University of Vigo (32004- Ourense). Manuel Ojea Rúa. ORCID-ID: https://orcid.org/my-orcid?orcid=0000-0002-9787-2520



ISSN : 2321 - 9467 



Abstract 

People with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are characterized by presenting a neurodevelopmental disorder of fundamentally genetic etiology with consequences in the global cognitive process, affecting the psychoneurological processing of interrelational information processing as a systemic whole. For this reason, the International Classification DSM-5 (American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2013), which includes only behavioral criteria, is very reduced in the face of a disorder that affects the global developmental system, both in the perceptual-cognitive area, as well as in the motor area and other clinical components related to health. In this study, the following general objectives are set out: 1) to analyze the most important predictor variables that make up the explanatory hypotheses for the diagnosis of autism, 2) to analyze whether these predictor variables differ according to the type of ASD group, age and sex of the participants in the sample, and 3) to elaborate the implications of the predictive analysis for the application of adapted programs. A total of 262 children belonging to the three ASD groups (ASD-1: 124, ASD-2: 83, and ASD-3: 84) participated in this study, which have been distributed according to five age intervals and two groups according to the sex of the participants. The results found using linear stepwise regression analysis indicate that there are four predictor variables that accumulate to explain the hypotheses explaining the disorder: 1) SocialCommunication, which represents an explanatory R for autism of .477 (47.7%), R2: .228 (22.8%), adjusted: .225 (22.5%), 2) in the second phase of the model, the Cognition variable is incorporated, whose interaction explains an R: .520, R2: .270, adjusted: .265, 3) the third step is configured sum of the Visual-Motor variable, which justifies an R: .53, R2: .284, adjusted: .275, and 4) the fourth and last step is collected the Rigidity-Motor variable, with a total explanatory sum of R: .54, R2: 29.7% (adjusted: 28.6%).

 Lay abstract

 People with ASD are characterized by presenting a neurodevelopmental disorder of basically genetic etiology with consequences in the global cognitive process, which affects the psycho-neurological processing of interrelational information processing, influencing the global set of the neurocognitive system, both in the perceptual-cognitive, motor, and/or clinical level. This global systemic position requires the application of programs based on the development of processing modes, which can generate holistic development and reduce the cognitive consequences derived from the exposure to stimuli perceived as negative by people with ASD, as they would increase the types and levels of associated comorbidities. For this reason, programs have to design learning contexts that provide for positive responses, elaborated according to previously acquired competencies, which will progressively increase the level of difficulty according to the skills of elaboration of relationships between previous learning and new acquisitions. The subsequent presentation of a wide range of variety of learning contexts will facilitate the processes of generalization of the learned contents to new situations. 

Keywords

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Perception- Cognition, Semantic- Encoding, Visual- Motor, Behaviour.



Friday, 17 March 2023

DESARROLLO DEL APRENDIZAJE Y LA CONDUCTA EN PERSONAS CON AUTISMO

 MEJORAR EL EQUILIBRO SINÁPTICO EN PERSONAS CON AUTISMO

Manuel Ojea


La creación de nexos relacionales durante el aprendizaje constituye un elemento clave para favorecer el desarrollo de las personas con trastorno del espectro autista (TEA). En este sentido, el ácido glutámico como tal o en su forma ionizada, denominado L-glutamato (GLU) está involucrado en los aspectos funcionales de los procesos perceptivo- cognitivos y de la memoria; ya que se relaciona con la plasticidad sináptica de la transmisión de la información, especialmente, a través de su interacción con los receptores GABA. Pues bien, el desequilibrio derivado de un incremento del GLU y la reducción del meurotransmisor GABA durante el procesamiento de la información dificulta todavía más las conexiones sinápticas relacionales entre la información nueva percibida y su relación con los contenidos previos, lo cual hace que las personas con TEA vean todavía más limitadas sus capacidades para establecer relaciones significativas y comprensivas entre las conductas y los aprendizajes-objetivo. 

Por lo tanto, el incremento del neurotransmisor GLU se conforma como un aspecto esencial para mantener cierto equilibrio con el receptor GABA y, en consecuencia, mejorar el desarrollo global del ser humano. Para mejorar este equilibrio, además de los alimentos específicos que contienen monosodio, que pueden favorecer la producción del GLU, los programas psico- socioeducativos también pueden mejorar su equilibrio y la creación de redes o nodos neurales, a través del uso de programas sistémicos, en los cuales interviene el conjunto de los factores neurocerebrales que actúan durante el proceso de aprendizaje, lo cual, además, cuando, se acompaña del éxito en la tarea, genera el incremento de la motivación intrínseca, que potencia el desarrollo integral sistémico. 

En la Figura siguiente puede observarse gráficamente la cadena de participación del conjunto de los aspectos psicológicos del procesamiento de la información sobre un único contenido de aprendizaje, ya que, al hacerlo así, se favorece la elaboración de nodos sinápticos neuronales y, en conclusión, la mejora gradual del desarrollo conductual y del aprendizaje en las personas con TEA.

Figura: Sistemicidad transversal de los contenidos e aprendizaje.







 

Friday, 3 March 2023

PREPARAR CONTEXTOS DE APRENDIZAJE PARA MEJORAR LA CONDUCTA EN PERSONAS CON AUTISMO

 ¿CÓMO CREAR UN CONTEXTO PREVIO DE APRENDIZAJE EN PERSONAS CON TRASTORNO DEL ESPECTRO AUTISTA PARA MEJORAR LA CONDUCTA?

Manuel Ojea


Necesidad observada: Fer, un alumno con TEA que, cuando participaba en un trabajo de grupo en clase de Historia de 3º de ESO, se sintió perdido sobre las cuestiones de contenido que debía realizar dentro del grupo, tanto en relación con la parte conceptual que le correspondía, como con la forma de actuar con sus compañeros y compañeras de grupo, comenzó a moverse con inquietud que iba creciendo en intensidad, a murmurar en voz baja hacia sí mismo, finalmente, se levantaba y sentaba constantemente, que no son comportamientos estereotipados, hasta que el docente le reprendió por ello y le apartó del grupo temporalmente. El docente actúa en función del modelo de refuerzo A-B; en este artículo, por el contrario, se propone un cambio de conducta mediante el aprendizaje en contextos previamente preparados:

Contexto1: Sobre el mismo trabajo anterior de la materia conceptual de Historia, se forma un grupo de trabajo, cuyas partes están previamente y altamente estructuradas en relación con lo que debe hacer cada estudiante dentro del grupo. Fer conoce perfectamente su parte conceptual, la cual ha sido asignada intencionalmente con el fin de que su parte trabajada sea correcta. Además, Fer tiene a su lado una compañera (alumna tutora), la cual le ayuda inmediatamente en caso que se pierda sobre la relación sobre el contexto a nivel de colaboración formal o estructural con su grupo. Cada estudiante realiza su parte en colaboración con el resto del grupo y el trabajo finaliza con éxito.

Contexto2: El mismo proceso se repite en un nuevo contexto, referido a otra categoría conceptual de la misma asignatura o en relación a otra materia. Nuevamente todo está controlado para que el éxito de la tarea se convierta en un éxito para Fer. 

El proceso debe repetirse cuantas veces sea necesario, cuanto mayor sea la variedad de contextos, mejor se facilita su generalización.

El Refuerzo obtenido por el propio éxito percibido y vivido en la acción de ambos contextos1,2 se convierte en el elemento reforzante intrínseco que fortalece la motivación activa sobre el aprendizaje y, en consecuencia, facilita la mejora de la conducta durante el transcurso del tiempo del trabajo en grupo, medida en función de los parámetros de las necesidades iniciales.

Ahora, ya es posible, volver al ensayo real en el contexto original:

Contexto inicial: se repite el proceso de trabajo en el grupo de estudiantes en la misma clase de Historia nuevamente y podrán observarse los cambios de actitud comportamental del alumno. No hace falta reforzar externamente la acción, el refuerzo vivencial y percibido del éxito es el elemento más eficaz de reforzamiento por genera el nexo entre la tarea y sus relaciones en el contexto de participación.




Sunday, 26 February 2023

ALTERACIONES SEVERAS DE CONDUCTA EN EL TRASTORNO DEL ESPECTRO AUTISTA (TEA)

TEA: MODIFICACIÓN DE CONDUCTA ÚNICA A-B, UNA INTERVENCIÓN EQUIVOCADA

Manuel Ojea


En relación a las personas con TEA, deben diferenciarse claramente los comportamientos estereotipados y restringidos, los cuales pueden formar parte intrínseca de los criterios del diagnóstico del TEA (APA, 2013), de las alteraciones de conducta, en cuanto constituyen reacciones negativas o alteraciones comportamentales severas ante las exigencias del medio contextual.

En los supuestos de alteraciones conductuales ante el contexto, las intervenciones basadas en los procesos usuales de modificación de conducta A-B, en cualquiera de sus modalidades, no son eficaces, debido a que la relación acción- reacción, sencillamente, no es comprendida y cualquier ligero cambio posterior puede provocar la misma reacción negativa objetivo de la modificación anterior.

Esto es debido a que la causa fundamental de estas alteraciones en las personas con TEA se sitúa en la estrecha asociación existente entre el neurotransmisor L-glutamato con su opuesto, el neurotransmisor GABA, en cuya relación, el L- glutamato puede equilibrar o desequilibrar los efectos del GABA, cuyo desequilibrio afecta de manera importante a la interrelación entre las redes neuronales, que son las que facilitan las conexiones sinápticas entre la información y, por tanto, la significatividad y la coprensividad aportada a las situaciones.

Por este motivo, las intervenciones conductuales han de fundamentarse en la búsqueda de estos equilibrios funcionales, basados en aprendizajes relacionales comprensivos contextos- respuestas- consecuentes, que ayuden a mejorar dichas conductas. 













Thursday, 2 February 2023

INCIDENCE OF COGNITIVE PROCESSING DIMENSION FOR THE DIAGNOSTIC RELIABILITY OF LEVEL-1 AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL FOR INNOVATION, EDUCATION AND RESEARCH

Por Manuel Ojea (2023), 11(2), 75-85. 

https://scholarsjournal.net/index.php/ijier/article/view/4085/2812

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Abstract: 
     Diagnostic processes of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) just based over the observation of target- behaviors, regarding to interaction and social communication (social) and restrictive behavior (behavior), seem be most effective for level 2-3 ASD specific diagnosis; however, level 1 ASD diagnosis may be many errors, since the scores sum are within limits corresponding the other specific personality or social communication disorders (American Psychiatric Association (APA), 2013). For this reason, it´s needs complement the analysis of variables that make up the perceptual- cognitive dimension of information processing to specify the diagnosis validity and avoid initial errors that can create important prejudices along educational processes. This study delimits the differential analysis of 3 dimensions on total of 38 participants with level 1 ASD. Indeed, results indicate that, although the constant of diagnostic predictive analysis found through the linear regression analysis shows significant data for diagnosis synthesis, it´s owing to critical influence of cognitive processing dimension: .00, while other 2 dimensions analyzed individually show non-significant influence, being critical significant level for social dimension: .12 and behavior dimension: .35. Therefore, it´s need design diagnostic scales that include the basic principles of perceptual-cognitive processing functioning to avoid errors in autism diagnosis. 
Keywords:
             Autism Spectrum Disorder, Interaction and Communication Social, Behavior, Encoding, Information Processing, Perceptive- Cognitive.


Friday, 27 January 2023

PRESENTACIÓN DEL LIBRO "DIAGNÓSTICO EN TEA"

PRESENTACIÓN DEL IBRO: DIAGNÓSTICO EN PERSONAS CON TRASTORNO DEL ESPECTRO AUTISTA.
 
PRESENTACIÓN DEL INSTITUTO SOCIAL DE INVESTIGACIONES CIENTÍFICAS RELACIONADO CON EL ÁREA DE LOS TEA- TCS Y DERIVADOS.







Friday, 6 January 2023

DETERMINATION OF LEVEL AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER DIAGNOSIS

 


Journal of Research in Environmental and Earth Sciences

ISSN : 2348 - 2532


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Determination of Level Autism Spectrum Disorder Diagnosis, 9(1), 17-25. 2023

PhD. Manuel Ojea Rúa


ABSTRACT

Basic characteristic of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are the particularities of information processing owing to limitations over development of neural nodes between informational stimulus, while objectifiablebehaviors are resultant observable secondary consequences that people with ASD can present in greater or lesser rank and even not present it. For this reason, it´s necessary adjust the diagnostic scales to psychological principles of perceptual-cognitive processing for reduce diagnostic errors possibles of behavior test, especially when it corresponding to level-1 ASD. This research aims determine the specific level of ASD according the integrated principles, both behavior and belonging to cognitive processing. A total of 124 kids with ASD have participated. Analysis was found relating 6 dimensions, which are made up by 24 variables, relating to ASD level variable. Data found through the lineal regression analysis show that interactional and perceptual-cognitive dimensions are greatly predicitvefor the specific ASD level diagnosis. In synthesis, psychometric statistics summative means conclusive with the diagnosis to ASD level in percentiles are following: 5.77-7.88 belong to ASD level-1, between 7.88-9.01 to ASD level-2 and a score ≥ 9.02 would correspond to ASD level 3. 

KEY WORDS 

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Diagnosis, ASD Level Scale, Development and Perceptive- Cognitive.


Thursday, 29 December 2022

ANÁLISIS DIFERENCIAL ENTRE LA POBLACIÓN NORMOTÍPICA Y PERSONAS CON AUTISMO EN RELACIÓN CON LA COMORBILIDAD SINTOMÁTICA ASOCIADA

 INVESTIGACIÓN PSICO- EDUCATIVA SOBRE TEA EN PROCESO



Para seguir avanzando en el conocimiento del Trastorno del Espectro Autista y con el objetivo de realizar un análisis difererencial en relación con la sintomatología asociada entre personas normotípicas y personas con diagnóstico nuclear de TEA, desde el Instituto de Investigaciones Científicas sobre TEA, solicitamos la colaboración de todas aquellas personas que tengan hijos/as, con o sin TEA, así como a aquellos docentes o educadores/as que atienden a personas con TEA, con e debido permiso, puedan cubrir la siguiente encuesta, la cual es completamente anónima y confidencial.

Lydia Castro. Doctoranda Uvigo.
Lourdes Rivas. Doctoranda Uvigo.
Tania Justo. Doctoranda Uvigo.
Manuel Ojea.
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MUCHAS GRACIAS.

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Tuesday, 13 December 2022

COGNITIVE-PERCEPTIVE AND PSYCHOMOTOR RELATIONSHIPS IN STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

 COGNITIVE-PERCEPTIVE AND PSYCHOMOTOR RELATIONSHIPS IN STUDENTS WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

PhD. Manuel Ojea Rúa 

DOI: 10.1177/1362361319885215

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ABSTRACT

This article analyzes the relationship between symptomatic groups that make up the diagnosis of people with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the motor structure themselves to design a global intervention program facilitating integrated psychosocial development.

A total of 28 participants with ASD participated in this experimental study. Correlation analysis observed to three variables- dimensions: diagnostic, cognition and psychomotor variables show significant data regarding interactions between to three dimensions statistically calculated. So variables of diagnostic dimension correlate with cognitive variables (r= .896) and with psychomotor dimension (r= 682). Likewise, cognitive dimension correlate significantly with motor dimension (r= .766). Finally, it´s designed an integral systemic psychoeducational program to facilitate global development of people with ASD.

KEYWORDS

Psychomotor skills, cognitive- perceptive, social communication, autism spectrum disorder.

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Saturday, 26 November 2022

TRASTORNO DEL ESPECTRO AUTISTA: MANUAL DE DIAGNÓSTICO

 TRASTORNO DEL ESPECTRO AUTISTA: MANUAL DE DIAGNÓSTICO (ISBN: 978-84-125192-4-2) (D.LEGAL: A567-2022)

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER: DIAGNOSTIC HANDBOOK

EDITORIAL CLUB UNIVERSITARIO (ALICANTE, 2022)

TNO: 965676133 
MAIL: editorial@ecu.fm

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Saturday, 22 October 2022

Thursday, 20 October 2022

PRESENTACIÓN DE LA ESCALA TID- TEA DE DIAGNÓSTICO DEL AUTISMO

 ESCALA TID-TEA PARA EL DIAGNÓSTICO DEL TRASTORNO DEL ESPECTRO AUTISTA

El instrumento ha sido presentado ayer, 19 de octubre de 2022, en la Sala da Grados de la Universidad de Vigo (Campus de Ourense) con la presencia del profesor Antonio González y al autor de la Escala Manuel Ojea.





Fotos 19/10/2022.

Sunday, 11 September 2022

SCALE FOR DIAGNOSIS OF AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER (ISD-ASD)

 

Integrated Scale for Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ISD-ASD).

International Journal for Innovation, Education and Research, 10(9), 202-274.

Manuel Ojea Rúa


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Abstract

These theoretical-experimental antecedents, this study attempts advance iver research line regarding build an integrated analysis scale that facilitates ASD´ specific diagnosis, based on disorder criteria, from evolu-tive-behavioral items and perceptual-cognitive criteria integrated into single diagnostic scale, whose main aims are following: 1) facilitate the statistical probability for ASD specific diagnosis, and 2) specify the empir-ical probability to ASD´level according to DSM-5 Intl classification.

Integrated Experimental Scale (ISD-ASD) made up of six dimensions which integrate development evolutive, behavior, social and communication abilities with variables regarding psycho- neurological perceptual-cog-nitive information processing: developing, communication, interaction, behavior, attention and cognition.

A total of 124 participants of three ASD levels, belonging nine age intervals (y-o) and sex/gender way have been analyzed to experimentally justify the Scale. Results increasingly show the effectiveness of the diagnosis of ASD. Thus, total mean of six dimensions of this study found between 5.77- 7.88 belong to ASD level-1, between 7.88- 9.01 to ASD level-2 level and a score ≥ 9.02 would correspond to ASD level -3.

Keywords: 

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Diagnosis, Evaluation, Specific Scale, Autism Test.



Tuesday, 9 August 2022

ANÁLISIS DIFERENCIAL DE LAS DIMENSIONES QUE CONFORMAN LOS TRES NIVELES DEL TRASTORNO DEL ESPECTRO AUTISTA



 Journal of Research & Method in Education (IOSR-JRME, e-ISSN: 2320–7388, p- ISSN: 2320-737x ,Volume 12, Issue 4 Ser. II (Jul. – Aug. 2022), 48-53. 

Differential Analysis of Diagnostic Dimensions Regarding To Level of the Autism Spectrum Disorder

Ojea, M. (2022)


ABSTRACT

Weighted sum of scores found over behavioral and perceptual-cognitive dimensions allow set to specific differential diagnosis with high reliability rating for currently three levels of autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Indeed, a total of 124 people with ASD have participated in this study, 81 with ASD level- 1, 25 with ASD level2 and 18 with ASD level- 3 to aim the observations along six basic dimensions that make up disorder basic diagnosis: development, communication, interaction, behavior, attention and cognition. Differential data found by means of t test for independent samples allows conclude there´re significant differences relating the ASD level. Therefore it´s possible establish differential averages for each ASD level beginning p frequencies analysis regarding to total means, being ASD level- 1: between 5.77 and 7.88, ASD level- 2: between 7.89 and 9.01 and ASD level- 3: ≥ 9.02. 

KEY WORDS 

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Perception- Cognition, ASD´ levels, DSM-5.



Tuesday, 26 July 2022

INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN PERCEPTIVE-COGNITIVE FACTORS AND BEHAVIORAL VARIABLES TO DIAGNOSIS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER


 INTERRELATIONS BETWEEN PERCEPTIVE-COGNITIVE FACTORS AND BEHAVIORAL VARIABLES TO DIAGNOSIS OF PEOPLE WITH AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER

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ABSTRACT

Relationships analysis between perceptual-cognitive factors and  behavioural variables it make up autism spectrum disorder (ASD) differential specific diagnosis, constitute a fundamental recurrent of currently research, then found data allow the construction of integrated evaluation scales to validate more complete and reliable diagnosis of people with ASD.

A total of 75 participants with ASD have participated in this study of three ASD´ intensity levels and different age intervals, from 3 years old.

Data analyses focused along study the factorial analysis determinant (KMO and Bartlett's test) statistic, as well as, bivariate correlations analysis for three dimensions calculated statistically: "processing", "social" and "behaviours", show significant critical inter-relational levels (Sig: .00), which allows conclude to existence of highly relationships between both variables groups and their practical applications for consequent, reliable and valid diagnosis process.

KEYWORDS

Autism Spectrum Disorder, Diagnosis, Cognitive Processing.

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