ArticleBrain sciences2021
Working on Cognitive Functions in a Fully Digitalized Multisensory Interactive Room: A New Approach for Intervention in Autism Spectrum Disorders.
Article in Brain sciences, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05752994 (Effect of Multisensory Environment Room on Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder), which is not on this map. Cited by 3 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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Effect of Multisensory Environment Room on Behavior in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder
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3 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 9 citations in OpenAlex.
- The use of multisensory environments in children and adults with autism spectrum disorder: A systematic review.Autism : the international journal of research and practice · 2025Pooled it
- Enhancing adaptation and learning in educational environments (SENSE project): a case series study.Frontiers in psychiatry · 2026Article
- Exploring the Usefulness of a Multi-Sensory Environment on Sensory Behaviors in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder.Journal of clinical medicine · 2024Article
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Abstract
The feasibility of working on cognitive functions with children and adults with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) inside Multisensory Interactive Rooms (MIRs) has been poorly investigated, even if sensory atypicalities are common in ASD and usual intervention rooms could represent a challenging sensory setting for patients with ASD. We hypothesized that the possibility to calibrate the sensory stimulation offered by this type of environment, able to promote a positive emotional state in patients with ASD, can consequently favor the interaction with the therapist and the motivation towards activities targeting cognitive functions. High- and low-functioning children and low-functioning adolescents/adults underwent five sessions in a fully digitalized MIR, working on sustained attention, selective attention, association, single inhibition, receptive communication, verbalization, and turn. We developed specific protocols calibrated for sensory stimulation and difficulty level based on the characteristics of the participants. We found statistically significant improvements in all functions, except association, in the children's group. Therefore, a fully digitalized MIR seems suitable for intervention on cognitive functions in ASDs, but further investigations are needed to better address possible differences related to age and functioning level.
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