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Showing 1 to 13 of 13 for “"autism spectrum conditions"”.
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Decision-making in autism spectrum conditions
… experienced by intellectually able adults with autism spectrum conditions (ASCs) have been hinted at in autobiographical accounts as well as in the clinical and neuropsychological research literature. Little is known, however, about the nature of these putative difficulties, nor how people with …
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Investigating Sensory Prediction in Autism Spectrum Conditions
Autism is the umbrella term for a family of neurodevelopmental disorders characterised by heterogeneous clinical presentations affecting social interaction, communication, sensory atypicalities and restricted and repetitive behaviours (DSM 5). The idea of a unifying explanation that can account for …
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Investigating sharing skills in children with autism spectrum conditions through participatory research
… in the UK (National Autistic Society 2007), Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) are a collection of developmental disorders of varying severity, with behavioural manifestations changing with the severity of the disorder and age of a particular individual. ASC includes established difficulties in …
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The perception of intonation in native and non-native linguistic contexts and by different individuals: From question-answer categorization to the integration of prosody and discourse structure
… aspects of discourse, such as individuals with Autism Spectrum Conditions.
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Educational and vocational disengagement in autistic young adults
… with special educational needs (SEN), including autism spectrum conditions (ASC). It is known that those with a SEN are overrepresented among those disengaged. Specifically, autistic young people are over twice as likely to be ‘not in employment, education or training’ (NEET) compared to the …
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The genetics of autism and related traits
Autism Spectrum Conditions (henceforth, autism) refers to a group of neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by difficulties in social interaction and communication, difficulties in adjusting to unexpected change, alongside unusually narrow interests and repetitive behaviour, and sensory …
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Investigating communicative dissonance within relationships of adults with Asperger’s Syndrome (ASD Level 1)
The key features of Autism Spectrum Conditions (ASC) include marked and lifelong impairments in social interaction. Social interaction is a fundamental component of relationships. Despite the momentum of worldwide research on ASC, there is insufficient empirical study on adults with ASC and their …
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Cellular Phenotypes Associated with NRXN1 Mutations in Autism; an iPSC Study
Autism spectrum conditions are neurodevelopmental conditions that entail social- communication difficulties, unusually narrow interests and difficulties adjusting to unexpected change. While the role of NRXN1 has been established in regulating normal synaptic function and physiology, its …
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The Physical Health and Healthcare of Autistic Adults
Autism spectrum conditions (henceforth autism) are a set of lifelong, neurodevelopmental conditions characterized by social and communication difficulties; markedly restricted, repetitive interests and behavior; and differences in cognitive profile including atypical sensory perception and …
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The neurocognitive mechanisms of perceptual inference in autism
… lead to atypical sensory perception as seen in autism. The addition of sensory symptoms to the most recent diagnostic criteria for autism highlights the need to understand its underlying mechanisms. This thesis used methods from experimental psychology and brain imaging to investigate the …
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Dialogic teaching for students with conditions within the autism spectrum
This investigation contributed pragmatically and theoretically to the current knowledge of practices that support autistic students in mainstream schools. It focused on the support of the participation of verbal autistic students in formal class activities in mainstream classrooms. This is a …