Video de Autismo

Do behavioural approaches teach children with autism to play or are they pretending? (Autismo-HINARIS)

Play is, by definition, internally motivated, flexible, spontaneous and voluntary. Yet some researchers claim to have taught children with autism to play using behavioural interventions that are heavily structured, repetitive and make use of external reinforcements. In the current systematic review, we examine the extent to which these claims are supported by the evidence presented by the researchers themselves. We conclude that the most effective behavioural interventions have been those which have built on children's existing abilities or have relied on the motivating nature of activities themselves rather than on external rewards. We discuss the problems inherent in distinguishing between behavioural and cognitive change in children's play and highlight generalization as a poorly understood but focal process. Finally, we discuss the value of teaching children with autism play behaviours when these are not characterized by the defining qualities of play as a disposition.

Diagnostic and Assessment Findings: A Bridge to Academic Planning for Children with Autism Spectrum Disorders (Autismo-PROQUEST)

Increasing numbers of children diagnosed and treated for autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) has impacted both neuropsychologists and educators. Though both play key evaluative and treatment roles, there is no available method or process in place enabling the translation of the neuropsychological report recommendations into a format educational teams can easily use, leading to a gap between neuropsychological recommendations and educational planning. In the following, we review the areas evaluated by a neuropsychologist when assessing a child with an ASD, discuss the domains targeted by educational teams when designing an educational plan, and then present a process that has met with some success creating a "bridge" between the diagnostic/assessment process and the subsequent academic planning. Though presented in the context of ASD, the process described can be used by neuropsychologists for various populations to facilitate partnerships with educators that result in improved care for the child.

MI COMENTARIO DE ASMA

En este artículo se habla sobre el cromosoma 17q21 que sufre variantes y esto produce el asma, para comprobar esto han tenido que hacer muchos estudios basados en un conjunto de datos que incluye un amplio conjunto de datos sobre el estudio epidemiológico de la genética y medio ambiente y saber así cuales son los factores que hacen que se produzca esta enfermedad y no sólo se realizaron estudios, sino también se hicieron muchas pruebas.