Abstract :
Hypersensitivity to stimuli is one of main way of anxiety symptoms in
people with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) owing, within other factors,
to deficit cognitive attribution performed on stimulating input. This
research studies precisely the possible existence of relationships between
the comprehensive elements of the information input and the anxiety increase
in people with ASD.
A total of 30 students with ASD have participated in the study, aged
between 6 and 14 age years, divided into two groups, an experimental
group (EG) consisting of 20 students and a control group (CG) formed
by 10 other students. Study aims are to study the relationships between
perception and information understanding, as well the consequent anxiety
reactions in people with ASD and, finally, analyze the improvement of
these data from application of a naturalistic systemic program.
Results found along 3 successive measures along 12 months, performed
throughout correlation analysis, ANOVA W test of 1-factor comparative
measures and post- hoc analysis to age variable, allows to conclude the
students who belong to EG significantly improved in aspects related to
conceptual coding and in self-management of their own learning and, accordingly,
they reduce anxiety level with regarding to their CG peers.
