Over the past 50 years various treatments have been claimed to bring about “recovery” from autism and related disorders, or at least significantly to improve outcome. While certain therapies have been found to have positive effects, the number of cases involved in these evaluative studies remains very small, and blind, randomised control trials are virtually nonexistent. Authors review up to date evidences about available treatment models for autistic people especially for those in adulthood
Negli ultimi 50 anni sono stati proposti molteplici trattamenti in grado di condurre alla "guarigione" dell’autismo o, almeno, di migliorarne in modo significativo l’outcome. Sebbene determinate terapie abbiano dimostrato effetti positivi, il numero di casi coinvolti in questi studi di valutazione rimane estremamente esiguo ed i trial in cieco, randomizzati e controllati rimangono praticamente inesistenti. Gli autori revisionano le evidenze attuali circa i modelli di trattamento disponibili per le persone autistiche, in particolar modo per l’età adulta
Carra', G., Howlin, P. (2003). Trattamenti efficaci per il disturbo autistico in età adulta: una review. NOOS, 13(4), 329-340.
Trattamenti efficaci per il disturbo autistico in età adulta: una review
CARRA', GIUSEPPE;
2003
Abstract
Over the past 50 years various treatments have been claimed to bring about “recovery” from autism and related disorders, or at least significantly to improve outcome. While certain therapies have been found to have positive effects, the number of cases involved in these evaluative studies remains very small, and blind, randomised control trials are virtually nonexistent. Authors review up to date evidences about available treatment models for autistic people especially for those in adulthoodI documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.