Comparative analysis of the evaluation of child development (EDI) and the Psychoanalytic research protocol for signs of change in autism (PRISMA) in children with autism spectrum disorder

Abstract

The instrument for the Evaluation of Child Development (Rizzoli et al., 2013) has served as a tool for the early detection of neurodevelopmental problems in children under five years of age, while in Brazil the Psychoanalytic Research Protocol for Signs of Changes in Autism-PRISMA (Vieira Batistelli et al., 2018) is being developed, with the purpose of detect advances in terms of the development of children diagnosed and in non-psychoanalytic treatment.

The aim is to compare the results of the application of EDI and PRISMA on two separate occasions in a term of nine months in between each one, with a sample of four participating children with a diagnosis of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and in treatment of a no psychoanalytic, environmental and sensory integration.

We are looking for a standardization of PRISMA for the population with an ASD diagnosis in Mexico, being a very initial effort in the understanding of the tool and the possibility of bringing it to our country.