Search for dissertations about: "high-functioning autism"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 10 swedish dissertations containing the words high-functioning autism.
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1. Varieties of Supernatural Experience : the Case of High-Functioning Autism
Abstract : It is argued in the cognitive science of religion (CSR) that the empathic ability to ‘mindread’ others underpins the experience of supernatural communication with gods, ghosts, and spirits. As autism is characterized by mentalizing difficulties, CSR scholars have expected autistic individuals would find supernatural agency incomprehensible. READ MORE
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2. Reflections on Autism : Ethical Perspectives on Autism Spectrum Disorder in Health Care and Education
Abstract : In the four papers presented in this dissertation I analyze and discuss various value statements and moral stances, which I regard as unjustifiably harmful for persons with Autism and obstacles for the creation of an Autism-friendly society. In the papers I try to show that the positions underpinning the Autism-phobic moral stances are not warranted and cannot be defended in a good way. READ MORE
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3. Autism spectrum disorders. Developmental, cognitive and neuropsychological aspects
Abstract : Introduction and aims: Autism, Asperger syndrome and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) are clinically defined neuropsychiatric syndromes that affect 6 to 10 per cent of all children. These common developmental disorders can be understood at different levels. READ MORE
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4. Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism in school-age children : the children's sleep and behaviour, and aspects of their parents' well-being
Abstract : Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) are pervasive developmental disorders (PDD) in children of normal range intelligence. Individuals with AS/HFA have impairments in social interaction, communication, and restricted behavioural repertoire, deficits that significantly interfere with their well-being and ability to adapt to ordinary everyday life. READ MORE
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5. Autism Spectrum Disorders: cognitive aspects and preventions
Abstract : Aim: The overarching aims of this thesis were to (a) gain further insight into the developmental/cognitive aspects of autism spectrum disorders (ASD) in young children, and (b) assess outcome after interventions of varying intensity. Methods: In a prospectively designed longitudinal naturalistic study, 208 preschool children with ASD were comprehensively assessed - including with a variety of cognitive tests and other structured neurodevelopmental/adaptive interviews, observation schedules and questionnaires - before start of intervention and at the end of intervention after two years. READ MORE