Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot Study
The aim of the present study is to explore the effect of early neuro-psychomotor therapy to improve theory of mind skills and emotion recognition in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. A pilot study was set up, consisting of in-group training activities based on the neuro-psychomotor approac...
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| author | Elisa Giangiacomo Maria Castellano Visaggi Franca Aceti Nicoletta Giacchetti Melania Martucci Federica Giovannone Donatella Valente Giovanni Galeoto Marco Tofani Carla Sogos |
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| description | The aim of the present study is to explore the effect of early neuro-psychomotor therapy to improve theory of mind skills and emotion recognition in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. A pilot study was set up, consisting of in-group training activities based on the neuro-psychomotor approach. Children were evaluated using Neuropsychological Assessment for Child (Nepsy-II), Test of Emotion Comprehension (TEC), and Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ). For data analysis, one-sample Wilcoxon signed rank test was used with a significance of <i>p</i> < 0.05. Two children with a developmental language disorder and four children with autism spectrum disorders participated in a 3-month training program. Our findings revealed significant improvement in emotion recognition, as measured with Nepsy-II (<i>p</i> = 0.04), while no statistical improvement was found for theory of mind. Despite the limited sample, early neuro-psychomotor therapy improves emotion recognition skills in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. However, considering the explorative nature of the study, findings should be interpreted with caution. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-dbbb65a05f8c44a9a2a25d23f96ce8742023-11-30T21:08:14ZengMDPI AGChildren2227-90672022-07-0198114210.3390/children9081142Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot StudyElisa Giangiacomo0Maria Castellano Visaggi1Franca Aceti2Nicoletta Giacchetti3Melania Martucci4Federica Giovannone5Donatella Valente6Giovanni Galeoto7Marco Tofani8Carla Sogos9Department of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyDepartment of Human Neurosciences, Sapienza University of Roma, 00185 Rome, ItalyThe aim of the present study is to explore the effect of early neuro-psychomotor therapy to improve theory of mind skills and emotion recognition in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. A pilot study was set up, consisting of in-group training activities based on the neuro-psychomotor approach. Children were evaluated using Neuropsychological Assessment for Child (Nepsy-II), Test of Emotion Comprehension (TEC), and Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ). For data analysis, one-sample Wilcoxon signed rank test was used with a significance of <i>p</i> < 0.05. Two children with a developmental language disorder and four children with autism spectrum disorders participated in a 3-month training program. Our findings revealed significant improvement in emotion recognition, as measured with Nepsy-II (<i>p</i> = 0.04), while no statistical improvement was found for theory of mind. Despite the limited sample, early neuro-psychomotor therapy improves emotion recognition skills in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. However, considering the explorative nature of the study, findings should be interpreted with caution.https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/8/1142neurodevelopmental disorderdisabilitytheory of mindemotionsearly rehabilitationneuro-psychomotor therapy |
| spellingShingle | Elisa Giangiacomo Maria Castellano Visaggi Franca Aceti Nicoletta Giacchetti Melania Martucci Federica Giovannone Donatella Valente Giovanni Galeoto Marco Tofani Carla Sogos Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot Study Children neurodevelopmental disorder disability theory of mind emotions early rehabilitation neuro-psychomotor therapy |
| title | Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot Study |
| title_full | Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot Study |
| title_fullStr | Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot Study |
| title_full_unstemmed | Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot Study |
| title_short | Early Neuro-Psychomotor Therapy Intervention for Theory of Mind and Emotion Recognition in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: A Pilot Study |
| title_sort | early neuro psychomotor therapy intervention for theory of mind and emotion recognition in neurodevelopmental disorders a pilot study |
| topic | neurodevelopmental disorder disability theory of mind emotions early rehabilitation neuro-psychomotor therapy |
| url | https://www.mdpi.com/2227-9067/9/8/1142 |
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