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Showing 1 to 20 of 57 for “"High-functioning autism"”.
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Semantic Processing in Adults with High Functioning Autism
… the semantic processing of 19 adults with high-functioning autism (HFA) and 18 age and verbal-IQ matched controls using language tasks that varied in the demand for simple or integrative processing. On standardized measures, the individuals with autism had relatively intact vocabulary …
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Well-Being in Adults with High Functioning Autism Characteristics
… well-being in adults with characteristics of high functioning autism. Drawing on first-, second-, and third-person perspectives, this study explored how autistic traits affect well-being. Integral methodological pluralism (IMP) was employed as a framework towards achieving a more balanced, …
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High functioning autism and common coexisting conditions: An EEG investigation
Autism spectrum disorder is a lifelong neurodevelopmental condition for which there is no known cure. The rate of psychiatric comorbidity (and comorbidity with other neurodevelopmental disorders) in autism is extremely high, which raises questions about the nature of the co-occurring symptoms. It …
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Reading Development: Exploring the Lived Experiences of Individuals with High Functioning Autism
… learning opportunities for individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) by improving their communication and functional skills, and, in the long run, improving their quality of life. Research is needed to gain a better understanding of how individuals with autism experience their reading …
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The Importance of Effectively Teaching Social Skills to Students with High-Functioning Autism
… in the number of children diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder. Due to this dramatic increase, the amount of children with high-functioning autism that have entered public schools across the United States has skyrocketed. Often times these children might have average IQs, but they often …
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The social and emotional functioning of adults with high functioning autism or asperger syndrome
… to explore differences in social and emotional functioning between adults with High Functioning Autism (HFA) and adults with Asperger Syndrome (AS) through two studies. The first study aimed to explore the ability to interpret complex emotions and the perceived ability to empathise between …
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Indicators of Linguistic Processing Constraints in the Narratives of Individuals with High-Functioning Autism
A current model of autism proposes that it is a disorder of information processing. The purpose of this study was to compare the language production of adults with high-functioning autism (HFA) to that of age and Verbal IQ-matched controls with respect to speech disruptions and formulaic …
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Social competence, peer victimization, and depression in young adults with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders
… factors to depression in young adult males with high-functioning autism spectrum disorders (HFASD) and controls. Specifically, this study examined the relationship between recalled relational peer victimization, self-perceived social competence, global self-worth, and symptoms of depression in …
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A serious game to provide social skills training for people with Asperger's Syndrome/High-Functioning Autism
… skill training for young adults and adults with High-Functioning Autism. Autism is a neurodevelopmental condition changing the way people see the world and interact with others. It occurs on a spectrum of severity, with individuals at the less severe end classified as having High-Functioning …
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The Impact Of Teachers’ Perceptions Of Students With High Functioning Autism On The Student’s Learning Environment
… and describes teachers' perceptions towards high functioning autistic (ASD) students and its impact on the student's learning environment in suburban elementary school inclusion classrooms. Significant themes and subthemes emerged while analyzing the data. The emergent themes categorized were …
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Relationship between Social Cognition, Language, Executive Functioning and Theory of Mind Ability in High-Functioning Autism
… it is generally accepted that individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) have deficits in theory of mind, or the ability to understand that other people have thoughts and to infer or predict what those thoughts might be, the relationship of this deficit to other aspects of ASD is still …
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Exploring the first-hand experiences of adult males diagnosed with high functioning autism during their adulthood
… experiences of adult males diagnosed with high-functioning autism during their adulthood. Particularly, it aimed to explore the nature of their initial presenting symptoms, gender-related factors that contribute to adulthood diagnosis of autism in males, the challenges they experienced …
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Emotion Perception in Asperger's Syndrome and High-functioning Autism: The Importance of Diagnostic Criteria and Cue Intensity
… Research has indicated that children with autism are limited in their emotion perception abilities, but studies that have addressed this issue with individuals with AS or high-functioning autism (HFA) have yielded inconsistent findings. These inconsistencies may be related to methodological …
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Using Idiomatic Expressions as a Stimulus for Art Therapy with Adolescents With Asperger's and High-Functioning Autism
… for adolescents with either Asperger's or High-Functioning Autism diagnosis. The goal of the group is for the participants to better understand their collective experience as individuals with life-long diagnoses of either Asperger's or High-Functioning Autism and promote empathy and …
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Effects of shared personality types of parents and children with high functioning autism spectrum disorders on parental stress
The increase in reported cases of children with autism calls for an increasing understanding of how their diagnosis affects the relationship between parent and child. This study investigated the interaction of personality types between parents and their children diagnosed with high functioning …
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The Occurrence of Maltreatment and Depression among Adjudicated Adolescent Sexual Offenders with High Functioning Autism or Asperger's Disorder
… depressive symptomatology among adolescents with High Functioning Autism (HFA) or Asperger's Disorder (AD) compared to adolescents without HFA/AD who are adjudicated delinquent due to sexual offense and attend a State Residential Sexual Offender Program. The scores of 23 adolescent sexual …
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Using fuction-based CBT with parent involvement to treat OCD in two school-age children with high-functioning autism
… Therapy (CBT) in treating OCD in children with autism (Reaven & Hepburn, 2003 ; Sze & Wood, 2007; Lehmkuhl, Storch, Bodtish & Geflken, 2008). In these case studies. the use of a multi-modal CBT treatment package was successful in alleviating OCD behaviours. The current study used function-based …
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