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CHILDREN-BASEL
Volume 9, Issue 8, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/children9081142
Keywords
neurodevelopmental disorder; disability; theory of mind; emotions; early rehabilitation; neuro-psychomotor therapy; childhood
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This study explores the effect of early neuro-psychomotor therapy on improving theory of mind skills and emotion recognition in children with neurodevelopmental disorders. The findings reveal that this therapy significantly improves emotion recognition, but not theory of mind.
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 neuropsychomotor 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 p < 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 (p = 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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