Search for dissertations about: "Autism"

Showing result 6 - 10 of 177 swedish dissertations containing the word Autism.

2. 6. From Medication to Education - People with autism in adult psychiatry

   Author : Eve Mandre; Certec - Rehabiliteringsteknik och Design; []
   Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; education; neuropsychiatric diagnoses; adult education; learning process; Asperger Syndrome; autism spectrum disorders; Autism; Forensic Psychiatric Care Act LRV ; Compulsory Psychiatric Care Act LPT ; Act Concerning Support and Service for Persons with Certain Functional Impairments LSS ; design; forensic psychiatry; rehabilitation engineering; psychiatric treatment; psychiatry; social learning; special education; developmental psychology;

   Abstract : This dissertation concerns the field of applied psychiatry and focuses on the problems that are associated with the care and treatment of adult patients with autism spectrum disorders. The conditions that are described are valid for Swedish psychiatry and cannot be directly generalized to conditions outside of the country... READ MORE

4. 7. Intellectual Disability and coexisting Autism and ADHD in Down syndrome - a population-based study

   Author : Ulrika Wester Oxelgren; Jan Gustafsson; Fernell Elisabeth; Åsa Myrelid; Göran Annerén; Maj-Britt Posserud; Uppsala universitet; []
   Keywords : Down syndrome; intellectual disability; autism spectrum disorder; attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder; autism phenotype; autism intervention.; Pediatrik; Pediatrics;

   Abstract : The thesis investigated associated neurodevelopmental/neuropsychiatric aspects in a population-based cohort of 60 children and adolescents (5–17 years) with Down syndrome (DS).Forty-one subjects were comprehensively assessed by a clinical research team; 17 (41%) and 14 (34%) met DSM criteria for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), respectively. READ MORE

5. 8. A Possible World: Autism from Practice to Theory

   Author : Petra Zücker Björne; Kognitionsvetenskap; []
   Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; Psychopedagogy; Utvecklingspsykologi; Development psychology; Psykologi; Psychology; pedagogical intervention; categorization; context; sensorimotor disturbances; autism; developmental theory; Pedagogisk psykologi;

   Abstract : Persons with autism develop along trajectories that differ from the typical. Therefore, development itself gives important clues for understanding the behavioral profile characteristic of autism. Developing autism means being different, not necessarily being deficient. READ MORE

6. 9. 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. 10. Autism in preschoolers - assessment, diagnostic and gender aspects

   Author : Gunilla Westman Andersson; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; autism; early diagnosis; gender; preschool; parents; teachers;

   Abstract : Background: Very early assessment of young boys and girls with suspected autism spectrum disorders (ASD) is widely advocated, but knowledge is limited. Aims: Evaluate methods used in assessment of young children with suspected ASD, identify possible gender differences in clinical presentation, and examine parent/teacher experiences of the diagnostic process. READ MORE