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Cognitive Remediation Interventions in Autism Spectrum Condition: A Systematic Review.
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- Fully Immersive Virtual Reality-Based Cognitive Remediation for Adults with Psychosocial Disabilities: A Systematic Scoping Review of Methods Intervention Gaps and Meta-Analysis of Published Effectiveness Studies.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2023Pooled it
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- Insistence on sameness, repetitive negative thinking and mental health in autistic and non-autistic adults.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Article
- Clinical practice guidelines for cognitive impairment in Autism spectrum disorder - Assessment and management.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Clinical practice guidelines - An overview of cognitive remediation for various neuropsychiatric disorders.Indian journal of psychiatry · 2025Article
- Five Challenges in Implementing Cognitive Remediation for Patients with Substance Use Disorders in Clinical Settings.Neuropsychology review · 2024Review
- Virtual Reality Training of Social Skills in Adults with Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Examination of Acceptability, Usability, User Experience, Social Skills, and Executive Functions.Behavioral sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Article
- Examining normative values using the Cambridge neuropsychological test automated battery and developmental traits of executive functions among elementary school-aged children in Japan.Frontiers in psychology · 2023Article
- Comparing executive functions profiles in anorexia nervosa and autism spectrum disorder in adolescence.European eating disorders review : the journal of the Eating Disorders Association · 2022Article
- Cognitive deficits in children with autism spectrum disorders: Toward an integrative approach combining social and non-social cognition.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
- Social cognition training improves recognition of distinct facial emotions and decreases misattribution errors in healthy individuals.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2022Article
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- Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder and Anorexia Nervosa Comorbidity: Common Features and Treatment Possibilities With Cognitive Remediation Therapy and Oxytocin.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Review
- Toward a Gender-Sensitive Approach of Psychiatric Rehabilitation in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A Systematic Review of Women Needs in the Domains of Romantic Relationships and Reproductive Health.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundAutism spectrum condition (ASC) is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition characterized by difficulties in social cognition and heterogeneity of executive function which are suggested to be underpinned by neurobiological, prenatal and genetic factors. Cognitive remediation (CR) interventions are frequently used to address cognitive characteristics and improve cognitive and general functioning. However, the evidence is limited for ASC. This systematic review is the first to provide a narrative synthesis of all studies of CR interventions and ASC. The review aimed to delineate the development of research in this area in both adolescents and adults, with implications for clinical practice and future research.
methodThe review was conducted according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-analysis (PRISMA) statement. The literature was reviewed using the PubMed, PsycINFO, Web of Science, Scopus and Embase from inception to 1st April 2020. Out of 1,503 publications, a total of 13 papers were identified as being relevant for the review.
resultsThe 13 studies meeting the inclusion criteria were: four randomized control trials (RCTs); two non-randomized control trials, four case series, two feasibility studies and one case study. A narrative synthesis of the data suggested that CR interventions are potentially effective in improving social cognition and cognitive functioning in ASC. RCTs supported the efficacy of CR interventions in improving social cognition and executive functioning. Non-randomized control trials provided evidence for the effectiveness of social cognition remediation interventions in ASC. Case series and a case study have also supported the feasibility of CR interventions, including reflections on their adaptation for ASC populations and the positive feedback from participants.
conclusionsCR interventions are potentially effective in improving social cognition and cognitive functioning in ASC. However, the generalizability of the included empirical studies was hampered by several methodological limitations. To further strengthen understandings of the effectiveness of CR interventions for ASC, future RCTs are needed with larger sample sizes in exploring the long-term effectiveness of CR interventions, using age-appropriate valid and reliable outcome measures. They should also consider the heterogeneity in neuropsychological functioning in ASC and the mediating and moderating mechanisms of the CR intervention for ASC.
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