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Résumé
Malgré de nombreuses recherches dans le domaine de la cognition en autisme, l'application des résultats de recherche au sein des milieux cliniques demeure ardue. Le présent article vise à diminuer l'écart existant entre les résultats de recherche et la pratique clinique dans ce domaine. Une revue critique de la littérature sur l'intelligence, le raisonnement et l'apprentissage en autisme, mène à des recommandations cliniques pour l'évaluation et l'intervention auprès des enfants sur le spectre de l’autisme.
Mots-clés :
- autisme,
- cognition,
- intelligence,
- raisonnement,
- apprentissage
Abstract
Despite a vast amount of research on autistic cognition, implementation of research findings in clinical settings remains challenging. The present paper aims at reducing the gap between research results and clinical work in this domain. A critical review of the literature on intelligence, reasoning and learning in autism leads to clinical recommendations for assessment and intervention with children on the autism spectrum.
Keywords:
- autism,
- cognition,
- intelligence,
- reasoning,
- learning
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