[PDF] Top 20 Social Functioning in Nonverbal Learning Disorder and High Functioning Autism: A Pilot Study

... particular social behaviours ...evaluate social functioning do not fully capture some important qualitative aspects of social functioning that provide valuable insights into the ... See full document

... the pilot nature, no hypothesis testing was employed, but 95% confidence intervals (CI) were described for estimated ...the study was complied with the Consoli- dated Standards of Reporting Trials (CONSORT) ... See full document

... Childhood Autism Rating Scale (CARS), Social Communication Questionnaire (SCQ), and Social Responsive- ness Scale (SRS), were conducted for the 42 patients who were diagnosed with ASD and attention ... See full document

... Structural Learning result from the unique requirement to process the specific structural arrangement of stimuli rather than simply to bind two elements of a stimulus or to represent the rules common to all ... See full document

... without learning disabilities, consistent with a general supposition in learning disabilities research known as a Matthew effect (Vellutino et ...very high scaled score mean of almost 15, or the ... See full document

... original study, entitled [title], employed a survey methodology to profile the experiences, needs and aspirations of n=313 Australian adults with Asperger’s Disorder (AD) and high functioning ... See full document

... present study was intended as a first step towards addressing this gap in current ...work, social and community activities of a large sample (n=82) of adult females with high functioning ... See full document

... their social gaze ...of social dis- ability remains a topic of ...and social competence, where less fixation on the eyes predicted greater so- cial ...Another study with a larger sam- ple was ... See full document

... Spectrum Disorder (ASD) comprises a range of conditions that all show difficulties with reciprocal social interaction and communication as well as repetitive and stereotyped behaviours, often accompanied by ... See full document

... This study examined the neuropsychological functioning in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), and comor- bid ASD and ADHD (ASD + ADHD), ... See full document

... the autism-spectrum quotient (AQ) [41], empathy quotient (EQ) [42], Australian Scale of Asperger’s Syndrome [43], Social Responsiveness Scale [44], Bermond-Vorst Alex- ithymia Questionnaire [45], and Adult ... See full document

... The study participants were enrolled from five child psychiatry outpatient clinics in Taiwan, including three university-affiliated teaching hospitals, one regional teaching hospital and one child psychiatry ... See full document

... consumed high quan- tities of alcohol and ...mood disorder during the period of ...and social rigidity. Given the strong link between anxiety and social rigidity, it is difficult to ... See full document

... anxiety-depressive disorder, followed by generalized anxiety disorder, dysthymic disorder, panic disorder, major depressive disorder, social pho- bia, obsessive-compulsive ... See full document

... current study, the finding itself has important implications for educational ...of learning are considered to have different functions for everyday learning and control of behaviour/ cognition than ... See full document

... development of reading as an independent activity; and their reading comprehension (Woolley, 2011). In particular, the reading material needs to be at the student’s ‘appropriate level of instruction’ (McNaughton et al., ... See full document

... with High Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder (HFASD) can represent a challenge to educators and the nature of that challenge is the focus of this ...this study students were ... See full document

... seizure disorder, multiple sclerosis, brain tumor, claustrophobia, metal implantation, or cerebrovascular accident; 3) serious or chronic medical illness; 4) IQ ,70; and/or 5) a history of substance ... See full document

... separate study, Koldewyn et al (2011) found reduced activity to biological motion in the posterior superior temporal sulcus, parietal and frontal lobe activity ... See full document

... In this article, we outlined some intervention activities that addressed specific difficulties in understanding me- taphorical and metonymical usages in children with high-functioning ASD. We presented the ... See full document