A systematic review on the impact of the social confinement on people with autism spectrum disorder and their caregivers during the COVID-19 pandemic

Y Alonso-Esteban, MF López-Ramón… - Brain sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
The COVID-19 pandemic had imposed a variety of containment measures on the general
population for prolonged periods. Confinement has had, and still has, social, economic …

The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): key emphasis on melatonin safety and therapeutic efficacy

E Ramos, F Lopez-Munoz, E Gil-Martin, J Egea… - Antioxidants, 2021 - mdpi.com
Viral infections constitute a tectonic convulsion in the normophysiology of the hosts. The
current coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is not an exception, and therefore …

Brief report: Impact of COVID-19 in individuals with autism spectrum disorders: Analysis of a national private claims insurance database

A Karpur, V Vasudevan, A Shih, T Frazier - Journal of autism and …, 2022 - Springer
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to have a detrimental impact on individuals with
disabilities. Data from FAIR Health's FH® NPIC (National Private Insurance Claims) …

The “connectivome theory”: a new model to understand autism spectrum disorders

L Zoccante, ML Ciceri, LA Gozzi, GD Gennaro… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The classical approach to autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is often limited to considering
their neuro-functional aspects. However, recent scientific literature has shown that ASDs …

Diversity regained: Precautionary approaches to COVID-19 as a phenomenon of the total environment

MPV Franco, O Molnár, C Dorninger, A Laciny… - Science of the Total …, 2022 - Elsevier
As COVID-19 emerged as a phenomenon of the total environment, and despite the
intertwined and complex relationships that make humanity an organic part of the Bio-and …

A pilot study on Covid and autism: prevalence, clinical presentation and vaccine side effects

N Brondino, F Bertoglio, F Forneris, S Faravelli… - Brain Sciences, 2021 - mdpi.com
Background: Several neurobiological mechanisms have been proposed to support the
hypothesis of a higher COVID-19 risk in individuals with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) …

Systemic inflammation and astrocyte reactivity in the neuropsychiatric sequelae of COVID-19: focus on autism spectrum disorders

M Valenza, L Steardo Jr, L Steardo… - Frontiers in cellular …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Unit, Department of Health Sciences, University Magna Graecia of Catanzaro, Catanzaro,
Italy, 3 Università Telematica Giustino Fortunato, Benevento, Italy, 4 Faculty of Biology …

The impact of COVID-19 on sleep in autistic adults: longitudinal comparisons pre and during Lockdown

EJ Halstead, EC Sullivan, D Dimitriou - Frontiers in psychiatry, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Background: The longer-term impact of the pandemic on autistic adults' sleep are yet to be
revealed, with studies concentrating on sleep in autistic children or mental health outcomes …

Sleep and autism spectrum disorder: A comprehensive review of diagnosis, markers, interventions, and treatments

D Burman, K Ramanujam, D Manzar, VK Chattu… - Sleep and Vigilance, 2023 - Springer
Purpose Among the commonly encountered symptoms of autism are sleep disorders, which
exist for reasons that are not only linked to the disorder but also, have a bidirectional …

Biological correlates of altered circadian rhythms, autonomic functions and sleep problems in autism spectrum disorder

L Dell'Osso, L Massoni, S Battaglini… - Annals of General …, 2022 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental condition characterized by a
complex and multifaceted neurobehavioral syndrome. In the last decades, several studies …