Effects of Cathodal tDCS on Executive Functions in Autism

It's an interventional, prospective and monocentric pilot study concerning adult patients with autism without mental retardation. The primary outcome is to assess the effects of cathodal transcranial direct current stimulation (tDCS) on the left dorsolateral prefrontal cortex (DLPFC) on the executive functions of patients with autism without mental retardation or with Asperger syndrome. The secondary outcomes are to evaluate the safety of this treatment and to evaluate its impact on impaired social communication and on restricted or repetitive behaviors.