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Showing 1 to 20 of 22 for “"Autistic spectrum disorder"”.
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Autistic Spectrum Disorder: Behaviour Therapy, Relationship Therapy and Play; A Combined Future?
… undertaken in each of the two branches of Autistic Spectrum Disorder therapy, comparing and evaluating their individual successes and looking for an integrated way forward including the role of play and playfulness in therapy and the difficulty of play for children with ASD. The definition …
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Individualized Instruction Strategies in Mainstream Classrooms: Including Students with Autistic Spectrum Disorder
… are often made up of students with a broad spectrum of abilities, and it is the teacher’s job to meet the needs of those students.</p> <p>Strategies addressed in this review include animal assisted therapy, antecedent, peer mediated, and self-management approaches. These strategies have been …
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Discerning nonlinear brain dynamics from EEG : an application to autistic spectrum disorder in young children
… specific brain patterns characterising autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). Genetic studies, together with investigations based on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and functional MRI, support the idea that distinctive structural features could exist in the ASD brain. In the developing …
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An investigation of concurrent segregation abilities in autistic spectrum disorder utilizing the dichotic pitch and mistuned harmonic paradigms
… they differ in amplitude, for individuals with autistic spectrum disorder (ASDs) and typicals. Experiment 1 found ASDs elicited a diminished ORN compared to typicals for time-shifted dichotic pitch, indicating low-level deficits in ASD. Other stimuli that elicit these components were used in …
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The stories of parents whose children have been referred for an assessment for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD): A narrative analysis
… have been identified as potentially having Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD), their story may have begun long before there is professional involvement. There appears to be a dearth of qualitative research into parental experiences prior to their child’s ASD assessment. Therefore, this …
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Assessing the utility of Virtual Reality technology to challenge Intolerance of Uncertainty in adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder and implications for educational settings
… of Uncertainty (IU) in adolescents with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). IU has utility in explaining anxiety in neurotypical populations but research considering its presentation and effect on anxiety levels in ASD populations has only been given attention in recent years. The objective …
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Lived experiences of parents of children with autistic spectrum disorder in social interactions in selected schools of Lusaka district Zambia: a hermeneutic phenomenological approach.
… alone in social interaction with children with Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). The type of ASD in a child goes with its complexity and it often puts parenting skills to the test. However, with worldwide challenges parents with children with disabilities encounter, it was imperative to …
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A intervenção psicopedagógica: um estudo de caso de uma criança com espectro autista
… to the evolutional development of children with autistic spectrum disorder. Having said that, this study is aimed at not only outlining a psychopedagogical intervention and analyzing its outcomes to the learning development process of an assisted child but also getting to know the set of …
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The use of puppetry in dramatherapy to enhance communication, especially in children with an autism spectrum disorder
… in therapy, especially with children who have an autistic spectrum disorder. This analysis will be made by (1) defining autism and dramatherapy respectively in order to show how dramatherapy can be a beneficial form of therapy, (2) the various types of puppets are listed and the puppets most …
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Close and intimate relationships: understanding their importance and establishment through research and therapeutic practice
… about the romantic lives of individuals with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD). They are known to have difficulties in establishing such relationships, but there has been limited investigation, especially from a qualitative perspective. In the present study, eight young adult men (aged 21 to …
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Behaviour and social functioning in children with developmental coordination disorder
… of children with Developmental Coordination Disorder (DCD), to provide clarification of patterns of difficulties, and to examine how they relate to the diagnostic criteria of an Autistic Spectrum Disorder. Children aged between 6 and 12 years were recruited to the study from three sources: a …
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First hand accounts of adults with asperger's syndrome: an exploration into their experiences of being parented during childhood and adolescence
… of parents in bringing up a child with an autistic spectrum disorder (ASD), there is a paucity of research from the perspective of individuals themselves, particularly those with AS, a form of high functioning autism. Method Semi structured interviews were conducted with seven adults. …
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Transtorno do espectro autista: formação de professores para a inclusão no ensino fundamental
Aiming the inclusion of autistic children in regular schools was created the law N o 12.764, establishing the "Protection National Policy of the Person with Autistic Spectrum Disorder." Thinking about this question, this study has as general objective to analyze how is the training of teachers with …
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Assessing the cognitive, behavioural and psychosocial profile of children with Russell Silver Syndrome
… investigation revealed an increased incidence of Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) in RSS than would be expected in the general population, though those with ASD symptoms were not found to form a distinct group of children with RSS. An investigation self esteem in RSS revealed that although they …
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The use of Social Stories to help bedtime resistance in a sample of young school-aged children
… typically developing children and those with an Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD). Only 2 studies however have<br/>investigated the use of Social Stories™ within the specific area of children’s bedtime problems (Burke, Kuhn & Peterson, 2004; Moore, 2004).<br/><br/>The empirical paper reports a …
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Parents of autistic children's use of respite care at a private facility in South Africa
… African schools that cater for learners with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) have also emerged and aim to address the increasing demand for the assistance of both the children diagnosed with ASD and their families (American Psychiatric Association, 2013; Lindenberg, 2013). By definition, …
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The ‘Telling Stories’ Project: A case series study of narrative interaction between children who use speech generating devices and their educational staff
… four children, two with cerebral palsy, one with autistic spectrum disorder and one with a genetic condition. Data collection took place at the school attended by each participant. Video capture was used to record one personal and one fictional narrative in four separate data collection sessions …
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Formação docente e inclusão de alunos com transtorno do espectro autista: algumas reflexões
… for the inclusion of students with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) within the regular education classroom, analyzing his notions about the school process and curricular adaptations. Therefore, we adopted the literature and field research. The latter occurred at School X, with the subject: …
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Molecular genetics of the imprinted gene - SPROUTY3 (SPRY3)
… cells which, notably, are deficient in the autistic brain. Spry3 is also highly expressed in other ganglia in adults including retinal ganglion cells, dorsal root ganglion and superior cervical ganglion. SPRY3 enhancer can drive SPRY3 expression in the lung airway, which is consistent with a …
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Parental choice and school placement: issues for parents of children with statements of special educational needs
… children were diagnosed with a statement for Autistic Spectrum Disorder (ASD) found it particularly difficult to find suitable schooling whether in a mainstream school, a special school or a specialist unit. A range of difficulties were identified, including in the areas of communication, …
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