Case report: Assessment of linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile competencies in a child with ASD and epilepsy
IntroductionAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and epilepsy pose significant challenges for early diagnosis during childhood. Current scientific literature does not reflect robust action protocols that allow for a detailed screening of difficulties in this population, especially in areas such as languag...
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| author | Alejandro Cano-Villagrasa Alejandro Cano-Villagrasa Nadia Porcar-Gozalbo Isabel López-Chicheri García Miguel López-Zamora |
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| description | IntroductionAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and epilepsy pose significant challenges for early diagnosis during childhood. Current scientific literature does not reflect robust action protocols that allow for a detailed screening of difficulties in this population, especially in areas such as language, cognition, and sensory profile. Additionally, detecting epilepsy before the age of 4 is established as a major current public health challenge in our society.ObjectiveThe aim was to evaluate a patient exhibiting symptoms compatible with both ASD and epilepsy, determining the linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile through a clinical assessment protocol. Furthermore, the objective included establishing a diagnosis of ASD.MethodThis single-case study (N = 1) presents the evaluation of a 7-year-old patient with suspected ASD, experiencing a decline in linguistic and cognitive competencies following a documented epileptic episode. Evaluation was conducted using instruments such as CELF-5, PROLEC-R, WISC-V, ENFEN, PS-2, ADI-R, and ADOS-2.ResultsFollowing assessment of language, cognition, sensory aspects, and behaviors associated with ASD, the diagnosis of ASD was confirmed in the patient, along with impairments in expressive and receptive language, executive functioning, and alterations in the sensory profile.ConclusionDiagnosing ASD and epilepsy, as well as their evaluation, is a complex process requiring interdisciplinary assessment involving a detailed exploration of all functional competencies in individuals with this comorbidity. Future studies should focus on creating and improving existing protocols to develop optimal and effective evaluation strategies for assessing this population during childhood. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-3aba0a51464c49c0910757386d33529a2024-01-12T15:15:30ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Psychology1664-10782024-01-011410.3389/fpsyg.2023.13075781307578Case report: Assessment of linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile competencies in a child with ASD and epilepsyAlejandro Cano-Villagrasa0Alejandro Cano-Villagrasa1Nadia Porcar-Gozalbo2Isabel López-Chicheri García3Miguel López-Zamora4UCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, SpainFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Internacional de Valencia (VIU), Valencia, SpainFacultad de Ciencias de la Salud, Universidad Internacional de Valencia (VIU), Valencia, SpainUCAM Universidad Católica de Murcia, Murcia, SpainDepartamento de Psicología Evolutiva y de la Educación, Facultad de Psicología y Logopedia, Universidad de Málaga, Málaga, SpainIntroductionAutism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and epilepsy pose significant challenges for early diagnosis during childhood. Current scientific literature does not reflect robust action protocols that allow for a detailed screening of difficulties in this population, especially in areas such as language, cognition, and sensory profile. Additionally, detecting epilepsy before the age of 4 is established as a major current public health challenge in our society.ObjectiveThe aim was to evaluate a patient exhibiting symptoms compatible with both ASD and epilepsy, determining the linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile through a clinical assessment protocol. Furthermore, the objective included establishing a diagnosis of ASD.MethodThis single-case study (N = 1) presents the evaluation of a 7-year-old patient with suspected ASD, experiencing a decline in linguistic and cognitive competencies following a documented epileptic episode. Evaluation was conducted using instruments such as CELF-5, PROLEC-R, WISC-V, ENFEN, PS-2, ADI-R, and ADOS-2.ResultsFollowing assessment of language, cognition, sensory aspects, and behaviors associated with ASD, the diagnosis of ASD was confirmed in the patient, along with impairments in expressive and receptive language, executive functioning, and alterations in the sensory profile.ConclusionDiagnosing ASD and epilepsy, as well as their evaluation, is a complex process requiring interdisciplinary assessment involving a detailed exploration of all functional competencies in individuals with this comorbidity. Future studies should focus on creating and improving existing protocols to develop optimal and effective evaluation strategies for assessing this population during childhood.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1307578/fullASDepilepsychildhoodlanguagecognitionsensory profile |
| spellingShingle | Alejandro Cano-Villagrasa Alejandro Cano-Villagrasa Nadia Porcar-Gozalbo Isabel López-Chicheri García Miguel López-Zamora Case report: Assessment of linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile competencies in a child with ASD and epilepsy Frontiers in Psychology ASD epilepsy childhood language cognition sensory profile |
| title | Case report: Assessment of linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile competencies in a child with ASD and epilepsy |
| title_full | Case report: Assessment of linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile competencies in a child with ASD and epilepsy |
| title_fullStr | Case report: Assessment of linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile competencies in a child with ASD and epilepsy |
| title_full_unstemmed | Case report: Assessment of linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile competencies in a child with ASD and epilepsy |
| title_short | Case report: Assessment of linguistic, cognitive, and sensory profile competencies in a child with ASD and epilepsy |
| title_sort | case report assessment of linguistic cognitive and sensory profile competencies in a child with asd and epilepsy |
| topic | ASD epilepsy childhood language cognition sensory profile |
| url | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1307578/full |
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