The group's research focuses on different aspects related to the autism spectrum disorders (ASD) during school age.

On the one hand, we developed a line of work focused on the analysis of the neuropsychological profile of children diagnosed with ASD.

In this regard, we conducted different assessments of executive functioning and language in children with ASD, with the intention of analysing and describing the different variables involved and relating them to other constructs, such as knowledge of school content (mainly reading, writing and mathematics), as well as the severity of ASD symptoms. We are also interested in analysing the impact on families of the diagnosis of ASD in one of their children, through the evaluation of parental stress, coping strategies and indicators of resilience.

We also adopted a more extensive approach in which we tried to identify and analyse some of the barriers that impede the educational and social inclusion of people with ASD. In this line, we analyse the social image of ASD projected by powerful agents such as television, cinema, the press and social networks.

Finally, the most ambitious objective of the group is to elaborate proposals for psycho-pedagogical intervention based on the knowledge generated from the evaluation of the students. We also adopted a more extensive approach in which we tried to identify and analyse some of the barriers that impede the educational and social inclusion of people with ASD. In this line, we analyse the social image of ASD projected by powerful agents such as television, cinema, the press and social networks.