The Use of New Technologies for the Assessment of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Mariagrazia Benassi, Sara Magri, Sara Giovagnoli, Matteo Orsoni, Luigi Marotta
The paper presents how the use of technologies can help improve the chances of early recognition of neurodiversity. Proffilo, a serious game that assesses cognitive skills such as visuoperceptive reasoning, memory attention, metaphonological skills, verbal comprehension, and motion perception, is presented. Proffilo’s psychometric properties (convergent validity and reliability) are analysed on large samples of pupils, and predictive ability is evaluated using cluster analysis, logistic regression, and ROC curves. The percentiles that are used in the software to indicate normative thresholds are also presented. A case study is reported in which Proffilo is used in the school setting by teachers who took a training course and then administered the task in their classrooms. Through Proffilo, teachers were able to assess 803 pupils and plan personalized cognitive activities for their classes.
Keywords
Screening, Neurodiversity, specific learning disorders, ADHD, Serious Game.
