The social cognition in the neuropsychological assessment of autism. Case study

• Autor: Escobar Benites, Susan Isabel
• Formato: artículo
• Fecha de Publicación: 2022
• Institución: Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Repositorio: Revistas - Pontificia Universidad Católica del Perú
• Lenguaje: español
• OAI Identifier: oai:ojs.pkp.sfu.ca:article/20923
• Enlace del recurso: http://revistas.pucp.edu.pe/index.php/psicologia/article/view/20923
• Nivel de acceso: acceso abierto
• Materia: Social cognition; Autistic condition; Case study; Neuropsychological evaluation; Cognición social; Condición autista; Estudio de caso; Evaluación neuropsicológica; Cognition sociale; État autistique; Étude de cas; Évaluation neuropsychologique; Cognição social; Condição autista; Estudo de caso; Avaliação neuropsicológica

Social cognition is a neurodynamic process that restructures and regulates a person’s social behavior in function of time and space. In recent years, this construct has taken relevance regarding neuropsychological evaluations since it lays the foundations for the approach and forecast of a successful social adaptation in people with autistic condition. This article explores the life of Saya, a three year and ten months old child, whom reflects a slight autist condition. As the main study tool a neuropsychological evaluation was carried out and focused on psychobiology. This evaluation included the social cognition, which analyzes four different systems: social perception, socioaffective, mental attribution and inferential and executive, in order to start her therapeutic process.