Revisión Sistemática: Impacto de los videojuegos en las habilidades cognitivas de niños con Trastorno del Espectro Autista (TEA)

Abstract

Objective: To identify the performance of cognitive skills through the use of video games in children diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Methodology: according to the phases of the PRISMA guide, searches were made in the Pubmed, sciencedirect, Spinger, and SAGE Journal databases. Thirty articles were included in the review. Result: It is evident that most of the tools that promote the easier use and usefulness of video games, supported by the comparative results on the performance of children diagnosed with ASD in the improvement of the areas of cognition, attention, learning, functions executive and motor functions. Conclusions: The use of video games in therapies within the home, clinics or in classrooms, represent a new possibility for children with ASD, since it is less invasive to their personal space, but at the same time it generates a greater challenge in a multidisciplinary intervention team.