The perception of time in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A single case study of an adolescent
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Abstract
Autism Spectrum Disorder shows a wide range of atypical manifestations, as highlighted by the literature and clinical observations. These manifestations not only involve sociality and behavior, but also sensory, motor, and time perception domains. Time perception is extensively debated in the literature and holds particular interest as it could be an early diagnostic marker. Here, we present a research study applied to a single case aimed at improving time perception in an adolescent with autism through the use of Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS) within an applied behavioral analysis psycho-educational intervention. The results confirm the effectiveness of the method, showing an improvement in the duration and accuracy of motor tasks.
Keywords
- Autism
- Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation (RAS)
- time perception
- motricity
- adolescence
- applied behavior analysis (ABA)