Effect of Risperidone on Emotion Regulation in Children with Autism Spectrum Disorder

Background and Aim : Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder that impresses on social interaction, verbal and nonverbal communication and stereotyped behavioral patterns. For people with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), difficulties in social-emotional understanding have been identified as the key problem areas. Various clinical trials suggested that risperidone (RIS) was beneficial in the treatment of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in children and adolescents. Literature focusing on the cognitive effects of atypical antipsychotics in children and adolescents is exceptionally sparse. In this study, we tried to examine effect risperidone on emotion regulation abilities of ASDMethods : The research method was quasi-experimental with pretest-posttest. According to inclusion and exclusion criteria, 10 autistic participants (10 to 16 years old) selected. Participants diagnosed with ASD according to Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, fifth edition (DSM-5). They received intervention (RIS) for three months. Participants were tested before and after intervention by emotion regulation and social skills questionnaire (ERSSQ).Results : Findings of study showed (according to c analysis between before and after of intervention in participants) there is no significant changes in social cognition ability in children with ASD.Conclusion : the result of this study indicated RIS might have no impressive effect on social skills and emotion regulation ability in autistic children. Therefore, this result recommended for specialist who interested in working with autistic children.

کلیدواژه ها:

emotion regulation ، social cognition ، autism spectrum disorder