The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on mental health of Slovak families with children with autism spectrum disorder and families with typically developing children The research aimed to monitor changes in the mental health of families with children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) as well as families with neurotypical children, from first to third wave of
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V tomto projekte je hlavnou úlohou ACVA: ASDetect – slovenská verzia mobilnej aplikácie na včasný záchyt deti s autizmom v marginalizovaných komunitách Zabezpečenie odborného dohľadu nad slovenskou verziou aplikácie ASDetect pre marginalizované skupiny a jej overenie pre použitie na Slovensku. Odborná podpora a konzultácie v priebehu projektu. Zabezpečenie šírenia aplikácie medzi cieľové skupiny. Podrobnejšie informácie
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AUTHORS: Sashova Tomova, A., Šoltys, K., Keményová, P., Karhánek, M. and Babinská, K. ABSTRACT: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a complex of neurodevelopmental conditions with increasing incidence. The microbiota of children with ASD is distinct from neurotypical children, their food habits are also different, and it is known that nutrient intake influences microbiota in a
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AUTHORS: Čelárová, D., Celušáková, H., Szapuová, Ž. and Ostatníková, D. ABSTRACT: Autism spectrum disorders are more common in males than females. Cause of this ratio is unknown and has been ascribed to hormonal (extreme male brain theory) or genetic (female protective model) etiology. One of the plausible explanations is the ability of girls to better
ViacAUTHORS: Ostatníková, D., Lakatošová, S., Babková, J., Hodosy, J. and Celec, P. ABSTRACT: Sex and gender matter in all aspects of life. Humans exhibit sexual dimorphism in anatomy, physiology, but also pathology. Many of the differences are due to sex chromosomes and, thus, genetics, other due to endocrine factors such as sex hormones, some are
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AUTHORS: Konečná, B., Radošinská, J., Keményová, P. and Repiská, G. ABSTRACT: Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) diagnostic procedure still lacks a uniform biological marker. This review gathers the information on microRNAs (miRNAs) specifically as a possible source of biomarkers of ASD. Extracellular vesicles, and their subset of exosomes, are believed to be a tool of cell-to-cell
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AUTHORS: Olešová, D., Galba, J., Piešťanský, J., Celušáková, H., Repiská, G., Babinská, K., Ostatníková, D., Katina, S. and Kováč, A. ABSTRACT: Autism spectrum disorder is a heterogeneous neurodevelopmental disease. Currently, no biomarker of this disease is known. Diagnosis is performed through observation, standardized behavioral scales, and interviews with parents. In practice, diagnosis is often delayed
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AUTHORS: Reichová, A., Bačová, Z., Bukatová, S., Kokavcová, M., Melišková, V., Frimmel, K., Ostatníková, D. and Bakoš, J. ABSTRACT: Oxytocin has been suggested as a potential therapeutic agent in autism and other neuropsychiatric conditions. Although, the link between the deficit in “SH3 domain and ankyrin repeat containing protein 3” (SHANK3) and autism spectrum disorders is
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AUTHORS: Janšáková, K., Belica, I., Rajčániová, E., Rajčáni, J., Kyselicová, K., Celušáková, H., Laznibatová, J. and Ostatníková, D. ABSTRACT: The effect of chronic stress on oxidative stress (OS) is commonly discussed while the effect of acute stress situation is not fully examined yet. The present study was aimed to analyse whether acute psychosocial strain causes
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AUTHORS: Palkova, L. , Tomova, A., Repiska, G., Babinska, K., Bokor, B., Mikula, I.,Minarik, G., Ostatnikova, D. and Soltys. K. ABSTRACT: Intestinal microbiota is becoming a significant marker that reflects differences between health and disease status also in terms of gut-brain axis communication. Studies show that children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) often have a mix
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