Autism spectrum disorder and psychopathy: shared cognitive underpinnings or double hit? [PDF]
Background. We measured psychopathic traits in boys with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) selected for difficult and aggressive behaviour. We asked (1) whether psychopathic tendencies can be measured in ASD independent of the severity of autistic behaviour;
R. James Blair +10 more
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Social Perception and WAIS-IV Performance in Adolescents and Adults Diagnosed With Asperger’s Syndrome and Autism [PDF]
Previous research using the Wechsler scales has identified areas of cognitive weaknesses in children, adolescents, and adults diagnosed with Autism or Asperger’s syndrome.
James Holdnack +2 more
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It appears in this text, an introduction to Asperger’s Syndrome and those characteristics that distinguish it, in order to know a bit more, of what there consists this Pervasive Developmental Disorder (PDD).
Pedro José Regis Sansalonis +1 more
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ASPERGER’S SYNDROME AS SEEN IN KATHRYN ERSKINE’S MOCKINGBIRD: A PSYCHOLOGICAL APPROACH [PDF]
This graduating paper examines about abnormal personality of Caitlin as the main character from Kathryn Erskine’s Mockingbird as the sign of Asperger’s syndrome.
Hayuningtyas, Ninda Prastiwi
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Spontaneous and cued gaze-following in autism and Williams syndrome [PDF]
Background: From a young age the typical development of social functioning relies upon the allocation of attention to socially relevant information, which in turn allows experience at processing such information and thus enhances social cognition.
Jones, N +16 more
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The Long-Term Adaptations of a Combined Swimming and Aquatic Therapy Intervention in an Adult Person with High-Functioning Autism (Asperger's Syndrome): A Case Study. [PDF]
Koumenidou M +5 more
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On the appearance and disappearance of Asperger’s syndrome [PDF]
Asperger’s syndrome was added to the psychiatric disease classifications in DSM-IV (1994), and removed from DSM-5 (2013) almost 20 years later. This is a short life for a psychiatric syndrome.
Miriam Solomon
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Teaching Computer Science to Students with Asperger’s Syndrome [PDF]
As more young people enter higher education, there will be an increasing number of students with physical and mental disabilities. Hidden disabilities like dyslexia, Attention Deficit (Hyperactive) Disorders, (ADD and ADHD), Asperger’s Syndrome (AS), and
Ribu, Kirsten
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The Relationship between Subclinical Asperger’s Syndrome and Frontotemporal Lobar Degeneration
Background/Aims: The existence of the behavioral variant of frontotemporal dementia (bv-FTD), including senile Asperger’s syndrome (AS), has been proposed. However, there are no empirical case reports to support the proposal. In this report, we present 3
Akira Midorikawa, Mitsuru Kawamura
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Parents’ Perception of the Use of Virtual Reality-based Learning Systems for Children with Asperger’s Syndrome [PDF]
In the last few years, virtual reality began to be adopted as a strategy to enhance the learning experiences of autistic children. However, only a few studies have analyzed the outcomes of using virtual reality for children with Asperger’s syndrome (i.e.,
Alimanova, Madina +3 more
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