Search for dissertations about: "iq and Cognitive behaviour"
Showing result 1 - 5 of 11 swedish dissertations containing the words iq and Cognitive behaviour.
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1. 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
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2. Hydrocephalus in children. Cognition and behaviour
Abstract : Aims: The main objective of this thesis was to explore the cognitive and behavioural consequences of hydrocephalus in children born at term and preterm, with or without myelomeningocele (MMC) and with or without concomitant neurological impairments, such as cerebral palsy (CP), epilepsy or learning disabilities. Material and methods: From a population-based cohort of all 107 children with hydrocephalus born in 1989-1993, 73 of the surviving children were assessed with intelligence tests and most of them also using behavioural and autism rating scales. READ MORE
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3. The relationship between cognition and ESSENCE in childhood
Abstract : Aims: To examine the relationship between cognition and ESSENCE (Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations) features in children, ages 7-8 years. To investigate the importance of intellectual functioning for academic achievement in Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). READ MORE
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4. Long-term follow-up of very low birthweight children : A prospective study from the southeast region of Sweden
Abstract : Background: The survival rates for very low birthweight (VLBW; birthweight ≤1500 g) children are increasing, but they run a greater risk than controls of developing neurosensory disabilities and other functional problems during childhood. However, there is a great need for more knowledge regarding long-term outcome to adulthood in VLBW subjects. READ MORE
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5. Autism in adult psychiatry outpatients - prevalence, comorbidity, suicidality and cognition
Abstract : Background: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), one of the Early Symptomatic Syndromes Eliciting Neurodevelopmental Clinical Examinations (ESSENCE), is a neurodevelopmental disorder (NDD) characterised by a pattern of deficits in reciprocal social communication and social interaction, and restricted and/or repetitive behaviours (including sensory abnormalities). Under its current DSM-5 definition, ASD occurs worldwide in 1-1. READ MORE