Search for dissertations about: "boys and autism"

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2. 1. 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

4. 2. 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

5. 3. ESSENCE: Child and Adults Studies of Verbal and Nonverbal Skills in ASD and ADHD

   Author : Bibbi Hagberg; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ESSENCE; neuropsychology; autism spectrum disorder; Asperger syndrome; ADHD; nonverbal learning disability; children; adults;

   Abstract : Aim: Longitudinal analysis of verbal and nonverbal deficits and skills and their contribution to clinical presentation in children and adults with ESSENCE/Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations. Methods: Forty school children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) or both were contrasted with 21 similarly aged children from the community who had screened positive for language disorder (LD) at 30 months. READ MORE

6. 4. Girls with social and/or attention impairments

   Author : Svenny Kopp; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autism Spectrum Disorder ASD ; Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder ADHD ; girls; psychiatric comorbidity; Developmental Coordination Disorder; Reading Writing Disorder RWD ; school situation; Autism Spectrum Screening Questionnaire ASSQ ; ASSQ-REV;

   Abstract : Background: This study set out to increase knowledge about the clinical presentation, impairment level, associated problems, and screening/identification of girls coming to clinics with non-specified social and/or attention deficits. Material and methods: An in-depth case study of six girls presenting to clinicians with social deficits had showed that they all met criteria for autism, in spite of the fact that this diagnosis had not previously been considered. READ MORE

7. 5. Boys with Asperger Syndrome grown up. A longitudinal follow-up study of 100 cases more than 5 years after original diagnosis

   Author : Mats Cederlund; Göteborgs universitet; []
   Keywords : Asperger syndrome; Autism; medical work-up; neuropsychology; outcome; self-assessment; parent assessment; background factors;

   Abstract : Introduction and aims: In 1981, the diagnostic label of Asperger Syndrome (AS), was coined after the Austrian paediatrician Hans Asperger, by the English psychiatrist Lorna Wing, who reintroduced his 1944 work about ?die autistischen Psychopathen im Kindesalter?, so as to have a concept for relatively high functioning individuals with problems in the ?autism spectrum?. Little is known about the risk factors and outcome of AS and whether or not they are different from those of autism. READ MORE