Search for dissertations about: "Infant siblings"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 14 swedish dissertations containing the words Infant siblings.
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1. Joint Attention in Development : Insights from Children with Autism and Infant Siblings
Abstract : Compared to other children, children with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) are known to engage less in joint attention - the sharing of attention between two individuals toward a common object or event. Joint attention behaviors - for example gaze following, alternating gaze, and pointing - play an important role in early development, as they provide a foundation for learning and social interaction. READ MORE
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2. The crying infant
Abstract : The study is focused on the Child Health Centres’ (CHC:s) daily work of understanding families as well as giving advice to parents of excessively crying infants. Excessively crying infants were identified by means of a short questionnaire distributed to the mothers of newborn infants visiting the CHC. READ MORE
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3. Early Self-Regulation in Infant Siblings : Specific and Shared Associations to Emerging Autism and Co-ocurring ADHD
Abstract : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine aspects of self-regulation and the emergence of co-occurring autism and ADHD traits early in life, to enhance our understanding of specific and shared mechanisms underlying these conditions. Previous studies have shown that vulnerabilities in temperament and executive functions (EF) are closely related to both conditions, with overlapping as well as specific features associated to each phenotype. READ MORE
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4. Infant microbiota and short chain fatty acids - relation to lifestyle and effect on health
Abstract : The commensal microbiota has both beneficial and negative effects on the host. It is a source of infectious and inflammatory microorganisms, but may also provide immune stimulation during a critical period during early infancy that possibly offers protection against allergy and other immune mediated diseases. READ MORE
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5. Sudden infant death syndrome-epidemiology and environmental factors. Prevention is still a challenge
Abstract : Sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) is still an important cause of death in infancy despite its declining incidence. The overall aim of this thesis was to study environmental factors influencing the risk of SIDS with the goal of still further reducing preventable deaths among infants in the future. READ MORE