Neurodevelopmental disorders are a group of conditions that occur in the early stages of development. They are characterized by deficits that cause impairment in personal, social, academic or occupational functioning. The deficit ranges from very specific learning limitations to global impairment of social skills and intelligence. Autism Spectrum Disorders fall within the range of neurodevelopmental disorders.
In recent years, a significant increase in the prevalence of autism spectrum disorders has been reported: the only Italian prevalence estimates currently available come from the Emilia-Romagna and Piedmont regions, and stand respectively at 1:357 and 1:238 in the primary school age group.
Autism Spectrum Disorders are socio-communicative disorders associated with the presence of restricted and repetitive behaviors and activities. They are a chronic and disabling pathological condition that affects a large number of families and represents a major public health issue with a strong impact on society.
Diagnosis can only be made from the age of 2, but the first symptoms are present from the earliest months of life. Studying what happens in the first 18 months of these children’s lives is essential for early identification and timely intervention, in order to reduce developmental problems and mitigate the final clinical picture.
Over the years, thanks to close collaboration with the La Nostra Famiglia Association - IRCCS Eugenio Medea and with the Italian National Institute of Health, SEGE has developed web platforms to provide tools supporting people affected by autism and their families.
Through the implementation of the web platform, the project makes it possible to assess, within the child’s first 24 months, the risk of developing a form of autistic disorder and to establish a direct connection between family pediatricians and child neuropsychiatry services.
The MedicalBIT platform provides a system that allows questionnaires to be administered according to freely and flexibly defined schemes, in order to support parents who fear their children may have neurological problems.
This is a medical-scientific research project aimed at investigating the role of environmental and biological risk and resilience factors in emotional-behavioral development trajectories, from childhood to early adulthood.
Platform for training and supporting nursery school educators in observing development and using preferred educational strategies for children with developmental abnormalities.
TOPS (Teen Online Problem Solving) is a project designed to stimulate the development of problem-solving skills in people with brain injuries, in order to reduce behavioral problems in everyday life.
A collection of iOS and Android apps designed to help people affected by autism spectrum disorder. The platform is integrated with MedicalBIT to make it possible to identify the apps that best meet the child’s needs.