scholarly journals Autism spectrum disorder in architecture perspective: a review of the literature and bibliometric assessment of research indexed in Web of Science

F1000Research ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 ◽  
pp. 1087
Author(s):  
Reham Moniem Ali ◽  
Deema Faisal Al-Saleh ◽  
Khadeeja M N Ansari ◽  
Hala A. El-Wakeel ◽  
Mai Ibrahim Shukri

Purpose: The primary objective of this research paper was to explore the current state-of-the-art research on autism spectrum disorder from a designer's perspective. An increasing number of scholarly publications in this discipline have urged researcher interest in this topic; however, there is still a lack of quantitative analysis. Therefore, this paper aims to analyze global research output on autism spectrum disorder from a designer's perspective during 1992–2021. Methodology: A bibliometric method was employed to analyze the published literature from 1992–2021. 812 papers were downloaded from the Web of Science core collection for analysis focused on annual growth of literature, prolific authors, authorship pattern, productive organizations, countries, international collaboration, literature trends by keyword analysis, and identifying the funding agencies. Various bibliometrics and scientometrics software were used to analyze the data, namely Bibexcel, Biblioshiny, and VOS viewer. Results: There were 812 research papers published in 405 sources during 1992–2021. 2019 was noted as the most productive year (NP=101), and 2014 received the highest number of citations (TC=6634). Researchers preferred to publish as journal articles (NP=538; TC=24922). The University of Toronto, Canada, was identified as a productive institution with 42 publications and 5358 citations. The USA was the leading producing country with 433 publications, and most of the researchers publish their work in the journal "Scientific Reports" (NP=16). The word "autism" (NP=257) and "architecture" (NP=165) were the most frequently used keywords in autism research.

CoDAS ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 33 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Mariana Keiko Kamita ◽  
Liliane Aparecida Fagundes Silva ◽  
Carla Gentile Matas

RESUMO Objetivo Identificar e analisar quais são os achados característicos dos Potenciais Evocados Auditivos Corticais (PEAC) em crianças e/ou adolescentes com Transtorno do Espectro do Autismo (TEA) em comparação do desenvolvimento típico, por meio de uma revisão sistemática da literatura. Estratégia de pesquisa Após formulação da pergunta de pesquisa, foi realizada uma revisão da literatura em sete bases de dados (Web of Science, Pubmed, Cochrane Library, Lilacs, Scielo, Science Direct, e Google acadêmico), com os seguintes descritores: transtorno do espectro autista (autism spectrum disorder), transtorno autístico (autistic disorder), potenciais evocados auditivos (evoked potentials, auditory), potencial evocado P300 (event related potentials, P300) e criança (child). A presente revisão foi cadastrada no Próspero, sob número 118751. Critérios de seleção Foram selecionados estudos publicados na integra, sem limitação de idioma, entre 2007 e 2019. Análise dos dados: Foram analisadas as características de latência e amplitude dos componentes P1, N1, P2, N2 e P3 presentes nos PEAC. Resultados Foram localizados 193 estudos; contudo 15 estudos contemplaram os critérios de inclusão. Embora não tenha sido possível identificar um padrão de resposta para os componentes P1, N1, P2, N2 e P3, os resultados da maioria dos estudos demonstraram que indivíduos com TEA podem apresentar diminuição de amplitude e aumento de latência do componente P3. Conclusão Indivíduos com TEA podem apresentar respostas diversas para os componentes dos PEAC, sendo que a diminuição de amplitude e aumento de latência do componente P3 foram as características mais comuns.


Author(s):  
Eunmi Lee ◽  
Jeonghyun Cho ◽  
Ka Young Kim

Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a developmental disorder that begins in early childhood and has been associated with several environmental and genetic factors. We aimed to conduct two-side meta-analyses to determine the association between ASD and pre- and postnatal antibiotic exposure in childhood. We searched PubMed, Embase, Web of Science, and Cochrane Library for articles published up to February 2019. We evaluated observational studies that assessed the association between ASD and antibiotic exposure. Of 1459 articles, nine studies were used in the meta-analysis. We found that early antibiotic exposure, including pre- and postnatal, significantly increased the ASD risk in children. Furthermore, early antibiotic exposure, including pre- and postnatal, was significantly increased in children with ASD. Specifically, prenatal antibiotic exposure was significantly increased in children with ASD; however, postnatal antibiotic exposure was not. Our results indicate an association between ASD and early antibiotic exposure; specifically, that prenatal antibiotic exposure is an important risk factor of ASD in children.


2020 ◽  
Vol 19 (2) ◽  
pp. 531-559
Author(s):  
Juliana Macêdo Magalhães ◽  
Francisca Susyane Viana Lima ◽  
Francisca Rosa De Oliveira Silva ◽  
Ana Beatriz Mendes Rodrigues ◽  
Adriana Vasconcelos Gomes

Introducción: El Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) configura un trastorno del neurodesarrollo que compromete la interacción social, comunicación y comportamiento, identificado generalmente, en el niño preescolar. Los profesionales de enfermería deben realizar el manejo y acompañamiento del niño autista.Objetivo: Analizar las evidencias científicas sobre la asistencia de Enfermería al niño autista.Metodología: Revisión integradora de la literatura realizada en la base de datos: CINAHL, Web of Science e LILACS, se utilizó como descriptores: Nursing Care/Cuidados de Enfermagem”, “Child/Criança”, “Child, Preschool/Pré-escolar”, “Autism Disorder/Transtorno Autístico” y “Autism Spectrum Disorder/Transtorno do Espectro Autista”. Se incluyeron artículos publicados entre el período de 2013 a 2017 en portugués, español e inglés.Resultados: Los artículos incluidos fueron presentados en cuadro sinóptico y el análisis de los resultados fue realizado de forma descriptiva presentando la síntesis de los estudios por medio de comparaciones y destaque de diferencias y / o semejanzas. Se identificó que es fundamental que la enfermería tenga empatía, visión holística y conocimiento para realizar asistencia singular y de calidad para el niño y la familia.Conclusión: La enfermería utiliza la empatía, visión holística y diferentes estrategias para el cuidado del niño autista, sin embargo, los profesionales refieren dificultades en la práctica clínica. Las publicaciones sobre la temática son escasas siendo necesario el desarrollo de investigaciones clínicas. Introduction: The Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) configures a neurodevelopmental disorder that involves social interaction, communication and behavior identified generally in pre-school children. The nursing professionals must perform the management and monitoring of the autistic child.Objective: To examine the scientific evidence about nursing care to the autistic child.Methodology: An integrative review of the literature, held in databases: CINAHL, Web of Science and LILACS databases using the search terms: “Nursing Care”, “Child”, “Child, Preschool”, “Autistic Disorder” and “Autism Spectrum Disorder”. There were included articles published between the period of 2013 to 2017 in Portuguese, Spanish and English.Resulted: The articles included were presented in summary table and the analysis of the results was performed descriptively presenting the synthesis of studies through comparisons and highlight of differences and/or similarities. It was identified that is basic to nursing to have empathy, holistic vision and knowledge to perform singular assistance and of quality for the child and family.Conclusion: Nursing uses the empathy, holistic view and different strategies for the care to the autistic child; however, the professionals refer difficulties in clinical practice. The publications on the subject are scarce being necessary the development of clinical research.  


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-10
Author(s):  
Ivan Kramer ◽  
Paul H. Lipkin ◽  
Alison R. Marvin ◽  
Paul A. Law

Whether autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is caused by genetics, environmental factors, or a combination of both is still being debated today. To help resolve this issue, a genetic multimutation model of ASD development was applied to a wide variety of age-of-onset data from the USA and Canada, and the model is shown to fit all the data. Included in this analysis is new, updated data from the Interactive Autism Network (IAN) of the Kennedy Krieger Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. We find that the age-of-onset distribution for males and females is identical, suggesting that ASD may be an autosomal disorder. The ASD monozygote concordance rate in twin data predicted by the genetic multimutation model is shown to be compatible with the observed rates. If ASD is caused entirely by genetics, then the ASD concordance rate of a cohort of monozygote twins should approach 100% as the youngest pair of twins in the cohort passes 10 years of age, a prediction that constitutes a critical test of the genetic hypothesis. Thus, by measuring the ASD concordance rate as a cohort of monozygote twins age, the hypothesis that this disorder is caused entirely by genetic mutations can be tested.


Author(s):  
Mª Carmen Lozano-Segura ◽  
Ana Manzano-León ◽  
Carla Casiano Yanicelli ◽  
Cristian Aguilera-Ruiz

Abstract.PROPOSAL FOR INTERVENTION IN FAMILIES OF CHILDREN WITH TEA FROM ACT TO IMPROVE FAMILY AND SCHOOL COEXISTENCEIntroduction: The diagnosis of autism of a child reaches the heart of the family with difficulty and emotions. A stage begins in which a great variety of resources are put in place to make that the development of the person diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is as close as possible to a neurotypical evolution.Objectives: The first objective of this work is to make a bibliographical search of articles that deal with the Programs to deal with the difficulties that parents or families encounter when it comes to educating or coexisting and teaching to live at home and in schools for their children. family, as well as intervention strategies to deal with the obstacles in the families of children diagnosed with ASD.As a second objective, we intend to carry out a proposal of intervention with families of children diagnosed with ASD from the framework of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy based on the results found.Methodology: A systematic review of scientific articles has been carried out consulting the Web of Science, Scopus and INDAGA databases. The materials have been restricted by date of publication (2000/2017) and have been searched in Spanish and English.Abstracts / abstracts have been reviewed and the selected articles have been thoroughly read as well as all articles with relevant empirical and theoretical results for this review.Results: As a result of the systematic search, an intervention has been proposed in families of children diagnosed with ASD under the framework of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy.Conclusions: It has been proven that there are many lines from which interventions are proposed for families of children diagnosed with ASD, but those based on Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) are the ones that show the greatest benefits in improving the coexistence in the home and the subsequent integration and coexistence of the child in the classroom. Therefore, the proposed intervention proposed is based on this third generation therapy.Keywords: Autism Spectrum Disorder, intervention in families, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, family coexistence and school coexistence.Resumen.Introducción: El diagnóstico de autismo de un hijo llega al seno de la familia con dificultad y emociones encontradas. Se inicia una etapa en la que se ponen en marcha gran variedad de recursos para hacer que el desarrollo de la persona diagnosticada con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) se asemeje lo más posible a una evolución neurotípica.Objetivos: El primer objetivo de este trabajo es hacer una búsqueda bibliográfica de artículos que versen sobre los Programas para tratar las dificultades que encuentran los padres o familias a la hora de educar o convivir y enseñar a convivir en casa y en escuelas a sus hijos o familiares, así como estrategias de intervención para tratar los obstáculos existentes en familiares de niños con diagnóstico de TEA. Como segundo objetivo se pretende realizar una propuesta de intervención con familias de niños diagnosticados con TEA desde el marco de la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso basada en los resultados encontrados.Metodología: Se ha realizado una revisión sistemática de artículos científicos consultando las bases de datos Web of Science, Scopus e INDAGA. Los materiales han sido restringidos por fecha de publicación (2000/2017) y se han buscado en idioma español e inglés. Se han revisado resúmenes/abstracts y se han leído en profundidad los artículos seleccionados así como todos los artículos con resultados empíricos y teóricos de relevancia para esta revisión.Resultados: Como resultado de la búsqueda sistemática se ha propuesto una intervención en familias de niños con diagnóstico de TEA desde el marco de la Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso.Conclusiones: Se ha comprobado que son muchas las líneas desde las que se proponen intervenciones para familias de niños diagnosticados con TEA, pero son las basadas en Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso (ACT) las que mayores beneficios reportan en la mejora de la convivencia en casa y la posterior integración y convivencia del niño en el aula. Por ello la propuesta de intervención que se propone está basada en esta terapia de tercera generación.Palabras clave: Trastorno del Espectro Autista, intervención en familias, Terapia de Aceptación y Compromiso, convivencia familiar y convivencia escolar.


2021 ◽  
Vol ahead-of-print (ahead-of-print) ◽  
Author(s):  
Tybytha D. Ryan ◽  
Maryellen Brunson McClain ◽  
Anna Merrill ◽  
Naima Dahir ◽  
Bryn Harris ◽  
...  

Purpose Individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often receive services from a variety of professionals. However, not all providers receive adequate training in ASD. The Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (LEND) program includes a core competency of increasing knowledge about neurodevelopmental and related disabilities. This study attempted to assess trainees’ ASD knowledge and self-reported confidence in working with individuals with ASD and sought to understand if training through the LEND program increases these competencies. Additionally, the purpose of this study is to determine factors that predict ASD knowledge and self-reported confidence in providing services to this population, specifically in an interdisciplinary trainee sample. Design/methodology/approach Participants were 170 interdisciplinary LEND trainees during the 2017–2018 academic year. Participants across the USA completed online pre- and posttraining surveys. The survey included demographics, ASD knowledge, questions assessing training experiences, perceived ASD knowledge and self-reported confidence. Findings A one-way analysis of variance determined that there was a statistically significant difference in measured ASD knowledge across disciplines F(7, 148) = 5.151, p < .001. Clinical trainees (e.g. psychology, pediatrics and speech) exhibited more measured ASD knowledge than nonclinical trainees (e.g. neuroscience, legal). Additionally, training experiences, self-reported confidence and perceived ASD knowledge were predictors of measured ASD knowledge. Moreover, trainees increased their measured ASD knowledge, self-reported confidence and had more experiences with individuals who have ASD at the end of the training year. Originality/value These findings suggest that the LEND program may assist in the preparation of professionals to work with individuals with ASD. Training opportunities, including educational and practical experience, to train interdisciplinary providers who will work with individuals with ASD are advised.


2020 ◽  
Vol 13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yılmaz Serkan ◽  
Utku Beyazit ◽  
Aynur Bütün Ayhan

Background and objective: Exposure to mycotoxins may delay and/or negatively influence the development of neurological, gastrointestinal and inflammatory mechanisms in individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Therefore, there is a need to address the possible links between mycotoxins and the risk and prevalence of ASD to increase the understanding of the molecular mechanism underlying these links. In this context, the aim of this study was to investigate the molecular mechanism underpinning mycotoxin exposure and autism. Methods: The study was based on a systematic approach which focused on the possible associations between mycotoxins and ASD in addition to the role of the mycotoxins on the risk and prevalence of ASD. The systematic review included all molecular mechanism studies examining mycotoxin exposure and autism, and was not limited to a specific period of time. A search was performed on the PubMed, Web of Science, Scopus, and Google Scholar databases. Results: The investigation of the literature revealed that a total number of 11 studies with a specific focus on the molecular mechanism of mycotoxin exposure and autism were published between 2008 and 2019. Out of these studies, 7 were research and 4 were review articles. In almost all the articles, possible links between mycotoxins and ASD were revealed. Conclusion: The examination of the given studies provided data related to the links between mycotoxins and ASD. However, evidence related to these links needs to be investigated in larger samples, while the effects of separate mycotoxins and their metabolisms should also be examined.


2020 ◽  

Researchers in the USA have investigated whether standard diagnostic assessments for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are biased against girls.


Author(s):  
Sara Suáerz-Manzano

Abstract.PHYSICAL ACTIVITY IN YOUNG PEOPLE WITH LEARNING DIFFICULTIESThe majority of children and adolescents diagnosed as Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) show learning difficulties. The results obtained by several studies show the positive effect of Physical Activity (PA) in these students. In this paper we intend to know the immediate effect of PA on academic (AP) and cognitive (CP) performance. We used four databases (PubMed, SportDiscus, Web of Science and SCOPUS), limited study dates to January 2010 – September 2016. Combinations of the terms “physical fitness”, “attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder” , “Autism spectrum disorder” and “adolescent” “children”. From a total of 260 articles, 13 were selected, all of high quality. In all of them, the participants were schoolchildren (6-18 years old) diagnosed with ADHD or ASD. The works measured AP and / or CP variables before and after intervening with a PA program. The sessions used in each study are very diverse, but all used the aerobic PA and at moderate / moderate-vigorous intensity. At the end of the PA program, improvements were observed in the variables of work memory, planning, inhibition and processing speed, compared to the control group and to the pre-intervention measurements. Therefore, we conclude that ADHD and ASD students with learning disabilities who practice PA consistently improve their AP and CP levels.Key words: Academic Performance, Cognitive Performance, Physical Exercise programResumen.La mayor parte de los niños y adolescentes diagnosticados como Trastorno por Déficit de Atención e Hiperactividad (TDAH) o Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA) muestran dificultades de aprendizaje. Los resultados obtenidos por diversos estudios muestran el efecto positivo de la Actividad Física (AF) en estos escolares. En este trabajo pretendemos conocer el efecto inmediato de la AF sobre el rendimiento académico (RA) y cognitivo (RC). Se consultaron cuatro bases de datos (PubMed, SportDiscus, Web of Science and SCOPUS), limitado las fechas de los estudios a enero 2010 – septiembre 2016. Se emplearon combinaciones de los términos: “physical fitness”, “attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder”, “Autism spectrum disorder” y “adolescent” “children”. De un total de 260 artículos, se seleccionaron 13, todos de alta calidad. En todos ellos, los participantes eran escolares (6-18 años) diagnosticados TDAH o TEA. Los trabajos midieron variables de RA y/o RC antes y después de intervenir con un programa de AF. Las sesiones empleadas en cada estudio son muy diversas, pero todas coinciden en que la actividad realizada fue de carácter aeróbico y a una intensidad moderada/moderada-vigorosa. Al finalizar el programa de AF se comprobaron mejoras en las variables dmemoria de trabajo, planificación, inhibición y velocidad de procesamiento, frente al grupo control y respecto a las mediciones previas a la intervención. Por lo tanto, concluimos que los escolares TDAH y TEA con dificultades de aprendizaje que práctica AF de forma sistemática mejoran sus niveles de RA y RC.Palabras clave: Rendimiento Académico, Rendimiento Cognitivo, programa de Ejercicio Físico


2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan Anthony J. de Belen ◽  
Tomasz Bednarz ◽  
Arcot Sowmya ◽  
Dennis Del Favero

Abstract The current state of computer vision methods applied to autism spectrum disorder (ASD) research has not been well established. Increasing evidence suggests that computer vision techniques have a strong impact on autism research. The primary objective of this systematic review is to examine how computer vision analysis has been useful in ASD diagnosis, therapy and autism research in general. A systematic review of publications indexed on PubMed, IEEE Xplore and ACM Digital Library was conducted from 2009 to 2019. Search terms included [‘autis*’ AND (‘computer vision’ OR ‘behavio* imaging’ OR ‘behavio* analysis’ OR ‘affective computing’)]. Results are reported according to PRISMA statement. A total of 94 studies are included in the analysis. Eligible papers are categorised based on the potential biological/behavioural markers quantified in each study. Then, different computer vision approaches that were employed in the included papers are described. Different publicly available datasets are also reviewed in order to rapidly familiarise researchers with datasets applicable to their field and to accelerate both new behavioural and technological work on autism research. Finally, future research directions are outlined. The findings in this review suggest that computer vision analysis is useful for the quantification of behavioural/biological markers which can further lead to a more objective analysis in autism research.


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