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Showing 1 to 9 of 9 for “"Attention in children."”.
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Impacting factors for attention in children who are internationally adopted
<p>Internationally adopted (IA) children often have attention deficits related to the unique experience they have with early-life stress. The current study focused on how elements of the care experienced by IA children related to attention deficits. Specifically, this study assessed how length of …
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Disengagement, Shifting and Engagement of Attention in Children And Adolescents With Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD)
The present study examined the disengaging, shifting, and engaging abilities of children and adolescents with ASD compared to age- and cognitive ability-matched typically developing (TD) peers. Previous research has found that individuals with ASD have difficulty disengaging and shifting their …
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RAPID REORIENTATION OF ATTENTION IN CHILDREN WITH AND WITHOUT ATTENTION DEFICITS (COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT, HYPERACTIVITY, DISORDER)
The ability to reorient attention rapidly in both the auditory and visual modalities was first assessed developmentally and then assessed in children diagnosed as having Attention Deficit Disorder with Hyperactivity (314.01, DSM III). In the first experiment, eight-year old, eleven-year old, and …
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An Investigation of Visual Attention in Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
What is known as Attention-deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) today has been known by other titles in the past such as minimal brain dysfunction and Hyperkinetic Reaction of Childhood. These label changes represented the change in knowledge and understanding of the disorder over time. Today, it …
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Children, Attention, and Nature: Evidence From AD/HD and Poor Urban Populations
… to provide evidence for a systematic positive link between nature and attention in children. This work also contributes to Attention Restoration Theory, and the literature on the benefits of views of nature. Implications for design of children's spaces are discussed.
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Relations Among Endogenous Attention, Executive Functioning, and Global Assessment Measures in Toddlers and Preschoolers Born Full-Term and Preterm
<p>Infants born prematurely now represent about 12% of all live births in the United States and are at risk for numerous developmental issues. For example, children born preterm are at an increased risk (2-3 times greater) for later attentional problems. With the high rate of attentional issues in …
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Relationships Between Eye Tracking and Functional Outcomes in Autism Spectrum Disorder
… with a wide range of impairment. Deficits in visual attention have been identified as a key mechanism involved in observed social difficulties. Children with ASD typically do not attend to pertinent areas when viewing social interactions, and therefore do not obtain crucial information for …
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Maturation of Speech Discrimination and Attentional Requirements in Late Childhood
… to perceive speech sounds and contrasts continues to be refined throughout the course of development. While emerging models suggest that development is characterized by shifts from an attentionally demanding mode of processing speech sounds to one that occurs relatively automatically, the …