Document: Neuropsicologia del lactant

Discurs pronunciat pel professor Ajuriaguerra amb motiu de la seva investidura com a doctor Honoris Causa per la Universitat de Barcelon

Closing-in Behavior in Mild Cognitive Impairment: An Executive Deficit

This study explored Closing-in behavior (CIB), the tendency in figure copying to draw very close to or on top of the model, in mild cognitive impairment (MCI). The files of 154 people diagnosed with MCI were reviewed and CIB was identified in 21% of cases. Two approaches were used to explore CIB. First, we capitalized on the diverse cognitive profiles within MCI, subdividing the overall sample into people with and without memory deficits. The frequency of CIB was significantly higher in multidomain non-amnestic MCI than in multidomain amnestic MCI, suggesting that CIB is not associated with specific memory impairment. Second, we assessed the cognitive correlates of CIB, by selecting patients with MCI who completed a battery of executive, visuo-constructional and memory tasks. Sub-groups of patients with and without CIB showed a similar overall severity of cognitive decline and comparable performance in visuo-constructional and memory tasks, but those with CIB were slightly but significantly more impaired on executive function tasks. The study provides evidence against memory-based accounts of CIB, and supports recent suggestions that executive impairments are the dominant cognitive correlate of this clinical sign

Étayer les relations parents–enfants en groupe de jeux quand l’enfant souffre d’autisme ou de troubles envahissants du développement

International audienceLe groupe de jeux "Peter Pan", pour enfants autistes ou souffrant de troubles envahissants du développement et leurs parents s'inscrit au sein de l'Hôpital de Jour du Centre Psychothérapique pour Enfants et Adolescents de Mulhouse (France), rattaché au secteur de psychiatrie infanto-juvénile 68I02 de l'hôpital de Rouffach. Le projet, adaptation à notre public du concept Calimusette et Pirouli (lieu d'accueil parents-enfants autour du jeu corporel et sensoriel), vise à étayer la relation parent-enfant, en restaurant plaisir partagé et estime de soi dans ces interactions parent-enfant meurtries. Le Modèle d'Observation Structurée des Interactions Parents-Enfants (MOSIPE), d'inspiration systémique, est l'un de nos outils. Le groupe est devenu groupe d'entraide. Etayé ainsi, chaque parent a été rétabli dans sa fonction parentale, et confirmé dans son expertise

SOS: A Screening Instrument to Identify Children with Handwriting Impairments

Poor handwriting has been shown to be associated with developmental disorders such as Developmental Coordination Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, autism, and learning disorders. Handwriting difficulties could lead to academic underachievement and poor self-esteem. Therapeutic intervention has been shown to be effective in treating children with poor handwriting, making early identification critical. The SOS test (Systematic Screening for Handwriting Difficulties) has been developed for this purpose. A child copies a sample of writing within 5 min. Handwriting quality is evaluated using six criteria and writing speed is measured. The Dutch SOS test was administered to 860 Flemish children (7-12 years). Inter-and intrarater reliability was excellent. Test-retest reliability was moderate. A correlation coefficient of 0.70 between SOS and "Concise Assessment Methods of Children Handwriting" test (Dutch version) confirmed convergent validity. The SOS allowed discrimination between typically developing children and children in special education, males and females, and different age groups