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ArticleBrain sciences2021

Neuropsychological Profile, Emotional/Behavioral Problems, and Parental Stress in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders.

Francesca Felicia Operto, Daniela Smirni, Chiara Scuoppo, Chiara Padovano, Valentina Vivenzio, Giuseppe Quatrosi, Marco Carotenuto, Francesco Precenzano, Grazia Maria Giovanna Pastorino

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Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 46 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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46 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 81 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Francesca Felicia OpertoChild Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-2444-8761
Daniela SmirniDepartment of Psychology, Educational Science and Human Movement, University of Palermo, 90128 Palermo, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4410-2047
Chiara ScuoppoChild Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.
Chiara PadovanoChild Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-9004-3079
Valentina VivenzioChild Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-4820-8893
Giuseppe QuatrosiDipartimento Promozione della Salute, Materno-Infantile, di Medicina Interna e Specialistica di Eccellenza"G. D'Alessandro", 90127 Palermo, Italy.
Marco CarotenutoClinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine, University "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8136-7597
Francesco PrecenzanoClinic of Child and Adolescent Neuropsychiatry, Department of Mental Health and Physical and Preventive Medicine, University "Luigi Vanvitelli", 81100 Caserta, Italy.
Grazia Maria Giovanna PastorinoChild Neuropsychiatry Unit, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Dentistry, University of Salerno, 84084 Fisciano, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-0404-5495
University of Salerno · ITUniversity of Campania "Luigi Vanvitelli" · ITUniversity of Palermo · IT

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe aim of our study was to trace a specific neuropsychological profile, to investigate emotional-behavioral problems and parental stress in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder Level 1/High functioning (ASD-HF), Specific Learning Disorders (SLD) and Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) disorders and to highlight similarities and differences among the three groups.

methodsWe retrospectively collected the data from a total of 62 subjects with ASD-HF (

resultsThe ASD-HF group were significantly higher in all areas of the WISC-IV than the other two clinical groups. The SLD group performed significantly lower than ASD-HF in Working Memory Index. The SLD group showed lower scores on the somatic problems subscale than the other two groups. In the Difficult Child subscale of the PSI-SF, parents of ADHD children scored lower than the mothers of SLD subjects and higher than the fathers of SLD subjects. In all three groups there are specific deficiencies compared to the control group in the cognitive profile, behavioral and emotional problems, and parental stress.

conclusionsOur comparative analysis highlighted similarities and differences in three groups of children with different neurodevelopmental disorders, helping to better define cognitive, behavioral, and emotional characteristics of these children and parental stress of their parents.

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Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity DisorderAutism Spectrum Disordercognitive profileemotional/behavioral problemsparental stressSpecific Learning Disorder

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