Social Interaction in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders
A special issue of Brain Sciences (ISSN 2076-3425). This special issue belongs to the section "Developmental Neuroscience".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 September 2021) | Viewed by 51072
Special Issue Editors
Interests: developmental disorders; autism spectrum disorders; parenting; typical and atypical development; cross-cultural studies
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Simona de Falco and I are pleased to serve as guest editors for an upcoming Special Issue (SI) of Brain Sciences, titled “Social Interaction in Children with Neurodevelopmental Disorders”.
Social interaction is a complex process that characterizes human life from birth to adulthood and significantly influences psychological wellbeing.
Indeed, social exchange is a primary context for the expression of affection and communication between parent and infant. Children’s healthy development depends crucially on how parents offer suitable stimulation and emotional support within social interactions. In later development stages, interactive pleasure and exchange continue to be a fertile ground for learning and skills acquisition.
The deficit in the social interaction of children with neurodevelopmental disorders can alter early social experiences, producing cascading effects on their cognitive, linguistic, and emotional development. In children with neurodevelopmental disorders, social interaction can be impaired at different degrees: from severe difficulties in children with Autism Spectrum Disorder to nuanced impairments in children with specific Learning Disorders.
In this SI, we aim to present cutting-edge research and reviews that address a broad range of topics related to social interaction in neurodevelopmental disorders.
Research is required that focuses on:
1- Parent–child affective interaction, social play, attachment;
2- Assessment measures of attunement, symmetry, and turn-taking within social interactions;
3- Evidence-based interventions that promote social skills;
4- Basic research on social skills and early communicative and social signals;
5- Peer interaction in school-age children.
Prof. Dr. Paola Venuti
Dr. Simona De Falco
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- Social interaction
- Neurodevelopmental Disorders
- Social play
- Peer interaction
- Early communicative and social signals
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