Introduction to the Special Section: Autism Spectrum Disorder

Abstract

The focus of this special issue on Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is to highlight the scientific production of eight  students, mostly graduates of the Master's program in Autism and Other Neurodevelopmental Disorders at Albizu University, San Juan Campus. In addition, it includes an article by another autism expert, who is a doctoral student at the University of Utah. Among the topics presented in this issue we can highlight discrepancies by gender in the diagnosis of ASD, sensory and language interventions, cultural and linguistic adaptations of interventions for caregivers of people with autism, experiences and work programs for adults with ASD, the psychological impact of COVID-19 in people with autism, and dance therapy as an alternative intervention.