How the Attitude of Acceptance, Enthusiasm and Learning through Motivation Affects Brain Development in Children with Autism: A Literature Review | Zendy

Joana Prata | Zendy; Rui Coelho | Zendy; Wenn Lawson | Zendy

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How the Attitude of Acceptance, Enthusiasm and Learning through Motivation Affects Brain Development in Children with Autism: A Literature Review

Author(s) -

Joana Prata,

Rui Coelho,

Wenn Lawson

Publication year - 2018

Publication title -

journal of intellectual disability - diagnosis and treatment

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 0.206

H-Index - 6

ISSN - 2292-2598

DOI - 10.6000/2292-2598.2018.06.01.3

Subject(s) - enthusiasm , psychology , autism , cognition , neuroplasticity , meaning (existential) , brain development , cognitive psychology , developmental psychology , neuroscience , social psychology , psychotherapist

Research on the autism spectrum (AS) has expanded tremendously over the last two decades with exciting insights into underlying neurobiology. Neuroplasticity, the remarkable ability of the brain to form new connections as a result of experience, is not limited to specific parts of the brain nor does it have a time limit meaning that growth and learning are on-going processes. In this review we explore the impact of the attitude of acceptance, enthusiasm and learning through motivation on brain development in children on the AS. The first part of the review focusses on the impact of attitude on social, emotional and cognitive development, while the second part focusses on the impact of attitude on brain biology.

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