Problem behavior in autism spectrum disorders: A paradigmatic self-organized perspective of network structures. (2019)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Tonello, Lucio; Giacobbi, Luca; Pettenon, Alberto; Scuotto, Alessandro; Cocchi, Massimo; Gabrielli, Fabio; Cappello, Glenda
• Is Part Of: Behavioral and brain sciences. Volume 42(2019)
• Publication Date: 2019
• Subjects: Psychophysiology -- Periodicals; Psychology -- Periodicals; Human behavior -- Periodicals; Animal behavior -- Periodicals; Brain -- Periodicals; 616.89142
• DOI: 10.1017/S0140525X18001188
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0140-525X

Abstract

Abstract: Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) subjects can present temporary behaviors of acute agitation and aggressiveness, named problem behaviors . They have been shown to be consistent with the self-organized criticality (SOC), a model wherein occasionally occurring "catastrophic events" are necessary in order to maintain a self-organized "critical equilibrium." The SOC can represent the psychopathology network structures and additionally suggests that they can be considered as self-organized systems.