The Effects of Humorous Literature on Emotion: A Pilot Project Comparing Children with Asperger's Syndrome Before and After Neurofeedback Training and Controls

Drysdale, Maureen T. B.; Martinez, Yvonne; Thompson, Lynda

doi:10.1080/10874208.2012.705758

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“…Studies included in this review reported numbers of sessions ranging from 5 to 69 (Jarusiewicz, 2002; Liu et al, 2017). Five sessions were proven to be effective in one study (Liu et al, 2017), whereas any additional improvement could not be found after 4 sessions in another study (Drysdale et al, 2012). However, the authors of the latter study did show that children with ASD who had more than 40 sessions of NF responded the same way as normally functioning controls.…”

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The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

Hoogdalem

Feijs

Bramer

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychophysiology

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Abstract. Findings for the effectiveness of neurofeedback in autism spectrum disorder are found to be inconsistent. Therefore, this review comprehensively and systematically reviewed literature on the effectiveness of neurofeedback for the treatment of autism spectrum disorders in children. A systematic search of Embase, Medline, Web of Science, PsycINFO, Cochrane, and Google Scholar was carried out in October 2017 to find relevant papers. We selected full journal articles that reported neurofeedback as a treatment for autism in children (0–17 years). The search yielded 587 articles and we included 20 references with a total of 443 participants. Ninety-four percent of nonrandomized controlled and experimental trials concerning neurofeedback for autism spectrum disorders found positive results. The evidence for effectiveness of neurofeedback therapy was even more robust when only randomized controlled studies were considered. Although there are only a few randomized controlled studies, results support effectiveness of neurofeedback for autism spectrum disorder, including long-term positive effects. In the future, optimal treatment protocols have to be developed to guide clinicians in their neurofeedback treatment. In conclusion, neurofeedback seems to be an alternative treatment for autism spectrum disorders, with space for improvement.

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The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

Hoogdalem

Feijs

Bramer

et al. 2021

Journal of Psychophysiology

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Humor in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review

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Andanson

2024

L'Encéphale

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自閉スペクトラム症者のユーモアに関する研究動向 ―理解・体験・表出からみた支援―

WAKIHAMA,

TANAKA

2023

The Japanese Journal of Special Education

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Recent studies of individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) have focused on their humor. Humor is a transient pleasant emotional experience of feeling that something is funny. It arises from the cognitive processing of stimuli. The present study examined research trends and issues regarding humor in individuals with autism spectrum disorder, assuming that individuals with autism spectrum disorder have their own sense of humor. The results suggested that individuals with autism spectrum disorder have specifıcity in their comprehension, appreciation, and production of humor. It has been suggested that individuals with autism spectrum disorder may have diffıculty understanding the intention of others' humor and may tend to experience humor by focusing on parts rather than on the whole more than typically developed (TD) individuals do. It has been hypothesized that their weak central coherence theory and failure of theory of mind may also be influential. The present review identifıed the following issues for future study of individuals with autism spectrum disorder: examining the influence of developmental stage and IQ, developing indices to enable a better understanding of their humor, identifying factors that promote their appreciation of humor, studying the relationship between humor appreciation and comprehension, and studying the humor that they produce. It is expected that further information on these issues and consideration of the availability of humor will assist in the support of individuals with autism spectrum disorder.

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The Effects of Humorous Literature on Emotion: A Pilot Project Comparing Children with Asperger's Syndrome Before and After Neurofeedback Training and Controls

Cited by 3 publications

References 43 publications

The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

The Effectiveness of Neurofeedback Therapy as an Alternative Treatment for Autism Spectrum Disorders in Children

Humor in autism spectrum disorders: A systematic review

自閉スペクトラム症者のユーモアに関する研究動向 ―理解・体験・表出からみた支援―

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