Federico Bianchi di Castelbianco

TL;DR: The data support the hypothesis that a relationship-based intervention allows cognitive improvement regardless of the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule score, and demonstrate the effectiveness of a treatment that emphasizes the centrality of the relationship- based approach.

TL;DR: Socio-relational aspects represent the primary element on which work in therapy with autistic children and can be considered as indicators of a positive evolution and prognosis that will produce improvements even in the cognitive area.

TL;DR: Investigating the associations between parent–child attunement during play, parental insightfulness, and parental acceptance of their child's diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder showed that parents who were more able to accept their child’s diagnosis were more likely to also be attuned during play interactions with their children.

TL;DR: Evidence is found to support that the most frequently dysfunctional sensory areas in ASD children regard tactile hypersensitivity, auditory filtering, hyporeactivity and low energy/weak; while among repetitive behaviors the most common are those stereotyped.

TL;DR: Assessing children with autistic disorder after 2 years of therapy, it was possible to verify that the presence of the UOI is a valid predictor of positive developments then highlighted by better ADOS scores.