Communicative-pragmatic difficulties in adolescents on the Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Interventional study with two groups: an experimental group received the Cognitive Pragmatic Treatment adapted for telepractice (@CPT), delivered in 15 group sessions (2 hours each, once a week) via v
Sponsors
University of Turin
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
12 Years to 18 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Diagnosis of verbally fluent ASD certified by qualified clinicians using the DSM-5 guidelines 2. Age between 12-18 years 3. Native Italian speakers 4. Basic language abilities assessed by the language comprehension subtask of the BVN 12-18, namely the Token Test
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: 1. Previous history of brain injury or neurological disorder 2. Concurrent participation in Applied Behavior Analysis (ABA) or other communicative rehabilitation programs
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Pragmatic-communication ability is measured using the equivalent forms of the Assessment Battery for Communication (ABaCo) at baseline (pre-training), immediately after the intervention (post-training), and at three-month follow-up. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| A range of cognitive abilities (i.e., planning, cognitive flexibility, memory, attention, expressive vocabulary and language comprehension) is assessed at baseline and post-treatment using subtests from the BVN 12–18 battery (Gugliotta et al., 2009) together with Theory of Mind (ToM) tasks | — |
Countries
Italy
Contacts
Public ContactIlaria;Ilaria Gabbatore;Traetta
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Outcome results
None listed