Search for dissertations about: "AD HD"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words AD HD.

2. 1. AD/HD and autism spectrum disorders in adults

   Author : Björn Hofvander; Malmö Rättspsykiatri; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Behaviour disorders; Comorbidity; AD HD; Autism spectrum disorders; Outcome;

   Abstract : Background: Attention deficit/hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD) and autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) are early-onset, but often life-time impairing, neurodevelopmental disorders. They are highly overlapping and seem to carry considerable risks of negative outcomes, psychiatrically and psychosocially. READ MORE

4. 2. Written language abilities of children with autism spectrum disorder or attention disorders

   Author : Jakob Åsberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; autism; ASD; attention disorders; AD HD; written language; reading comprehension; word decoding; spelling; girls.;

   Abstract : Prior research has indicated that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or attention disorders (AD/HD and DAMP) are at risk for written language difficulties. But existing research is limited, especially so for ASD. READ MORE

5. 3. Neuropsychiatric background factors to violent crime

   Author : Henrik Söderström; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : forensic psychiatry; AD HD; autism; conduct disorder; SPECT; HVA; 5-HIAA; CSF; PCL-R; aggression; violence; psychosis; mood disorder; abuse; and anxiety;

   Abstract : Introduction and aims. Mental disorders among perpetrators of violent and sexual crimes differ from those in the general population in prevalence, course, and patterns of comorbidity. READ MORE

6. 4. Autism spectrum disorders. Developmental, cognitive and neuropsychological aspects

   Author : Agneta Nydén; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autism; Asperger syndrome; AD HD; reading and writing disorder; neuropsychology; neurocognition; executive functions; attention; theory of mind; central coherence; Griffiths; WISC-R; WISC-III; Kaufman factors; Mirsky model; test-retest stability; follow up; gender differences;

   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

7. 5. Ophthalmologic characteristics andneuropediatric findings. With special emphasis on children adopted from eastern Europe

   Author : Marita Andersson Grönlund; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : adoption; eastern Europe; visual function; ocular dimensions; pre-and perinatal; neuropediatric; ; attention deficit hyperactivity disorder AD HD ; fetal alcohol syndrome FAS ;

   Abstract : Aim: To evaluate and relate visual function and ocular features to neuropediatric findings in a population-based group of children adopted from eastern Europe (Papers I-III) and in children with attentiondeficit hyperactivity disorder (AD/HD), with and without treatment with stimulants (Paper IV).Methods: 99 children born 1990 1995 in eastern Europe and adopted to western Sweden during1993 1997 were invited to participate. READ MORE