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Pearl Harvesting Autism
… searching as it relates to the topic of autism. A review of existing search strategies is presented and their limitations are discussed. A new method for deriving a set of search-terms for comprehensive searching, Pearl Harvesting, was tested here to determine the necessary search terms …
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Autism Assessment from Home: Evaluating the Remote Childhood Autism Rating Scale, Second Edition (rCARS2) Observation for Tele-Assessment of Autism
… of the COVID-19 pandemic, tele-based methods of autism assessment have been relied upon to a previously unparalleled degree; however, the need for such advancements is not new. Observation-based measures are a crucial component of face-to-face autism diagnostic evaluations, but few validated …
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Predictive Perception in Autism
… differences influences social perception in autism. It explores how these mechanisms contribute to social difficulties faced by autistic people, through the lens of the double empathy problem and second-person neuroscience.<br/>Chapter 2 examined how spoken intentions and visual evidence …
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Literacy, Autism, and Inclusion
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Auto detection in autism
Autism is a neurobiological disorder in which, certain regions of the brain are affected. The main features of autism are impairment in communication, social interaction, language and deficit in imitation and theory of mind. Using Functional Magnetic Resonance Imaging (fMRI), haemodynamic responses …
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Sexuality and the Autism Spectrum: Implications for Individuals with the Broad Autism Phenotype
<p>Many people who are not diagnosed with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) nevertheless have some symptoms of the disorder. These people are classified as having the Broad Autism Phenotype (BAP) and have some of the same difficulties as people with ASD. People with greater levels of the BAP may have …
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Facets of autism and university life: the relationships among autism traits and difficult experiences
Embargo set by: Seth Robbins for item 121243 Lift date: 2024-01-12T22:56:20Z Reason: Author requested closed access (OA after 2yrs) in Vireo ETD system
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When autism strikes (an exegesis)
… The creative work is a book entitled When Autism Strikes, and documents my family's journey into the world of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the actions taken to reduce the disabling features of my son's diagnosis. The text is supplemented with commentary sections, presenting …
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Disentangling neural heterogeneity in autism
… of neural atypicality have been postulated in autism. One theory proposes that autism can be explained as the result of atypical patterns of hypo and hyper functional connectivity (FC) within and between brain areas. A complementary theory suggests that atypical functional communication in …
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Wayfinding in autism spectrum disorders
This study featured the use of ... a comprehensive battery [of tests], designed to assess general spatial ability as well as varieties of spatial cognition (including spatial navigation).
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Challenging behaviors in autism spectrum disorders : differences across childhood and the relationship with autism symptomatology
… are remarkably prevalent in individuals with autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) and can have a number of severe consequences. While it is believed that CBs reach their peak in childhood followed by a general abatement throughout adolescence and adulthood, the exact trend of CBs during childhood …
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A Window Into Autonomic Nervous System Functioning in Autism: Pupillometry in Adults on the Autism Spectrum
… relate to differences in attentional control in autism. The current study looked at autonomic nervous system functioning in adults on the autism spectrum through the lens of pupil responsivity to tasks probing reactions to changes in environmental lighting and to complex stimuli. The primary aims …
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The Labyrinth of Autism: Heuristic Journeys of Fathers Who Have a Child on the Autism Spectrum
… between a father and his child on the autism spectrum (AS) is a life changing and powerful experience. However, there is a paucity in the literature about fathers and their experiences with raising a child on the AS. This research study explored the phenomenological experiences of …
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Discourses in Autism Assessment and Diagnosis
… when a child is assessed and diagnosed with autism. The main focus is on the parents’ meaning-making in recognition of the investment parents have in the topic. It also takes an anti-discriminatory and emancipatory standpoint in recognition of the relative lack of voice parents are awarded in …
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Early intervention for children with autism
… early intervention programs for children with autism to determine if the program will have a successful outcome. This study involved 34 children from birth to three years of age. Each child participated in an early childhood intervention program in Southern New Jersey. The children were divided …
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Brain Connectivity in Autism Spectrum Disorder
In recent years Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) have been considered as resulting from altered connectivity between regions, which may explain characteristic manifestations in socio-emotional function, communication and repetitive behaviour observed clinically. This thesis aims to provide evidence …
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(Re-)conceptualisation in autism spectrum disorders
Background: Individuals with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) have been shown to be compromised in cognitive flexibility and attentional switching. However, most studies that examine these executive functions did not distinguish between the ability to form new concepts and the ability to switch …
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Reward Neurocircuitry in Autism Spectrum Disorder
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) is a common neurodevelopmental disorder with social impairments and restricted interests. Early behavioural interventions often focus on reinforcing desired behaviours (e.g., eye contact) and reducing atypical behaviours (e.g., echoing others' phrases). A recent …
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