, and difficulties in communication and imagination30. Each of the 50 items was answered on a Likert-scale, ranging from 1 = agree to 4 = disagree and re-coded to 1 or 0 for summing. Scores > 32 depict pronounced autism traits...
In 2016 I wrote a post that seemed to capture people’s imagination in a way that others didn’t. Autscriptic has since been shared far and wide. It taught me that there is great power in sharing conversations between neurotypes: Laying bare the misunderstandings that tangle us up. The ...
Inclusion of the five subscales of the AQ instead of the total scale showed in the ASD+ group that compared to all subscales (i.e., AQ and TAS subscales), the AQ subscales Attention to Detail, Communication, and Imagination achieved the strongest weights, whereas in the ASD- group, it...
Autism is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in language, communication, imagination, and social relations (American Psychiatric Association, 1994). Estimates of occurrence in the general population range from approximately 1 in 200 to 1 in 1000 (Fombonne, 1999). Although nearly...
The Secret World of Imagination Hidden in Autism One of the diagnostic criteria that providers evaluate heavily when assessing children with autism is an inability to engage in pretend play. Self Tests 3 min Positive Aging Test Are you aging well? Autism 6 Min Read No, Being Autistic Is...
The AQ (Baron-Cohen et al., 2001; Hoekstra et al., 2008) measures characteristics indicative for autism in five domains: social interaction, attention switching, communication, imagination, and attention to details. It consists of 50 items answered on a 4-point Likert scale ranging from ‘defin...
Thus it is the nature of the linguistic difficulties rather than their severity that marks them out as 'autistic'. Since autism is also characterised by severe social impairment and rigidity of thought (with no imagination or pretend play), the language development of individuals with autism ...
His sister has no learning disability or difficulties, but she is autistic and won’t cope in mainstream high school. Having looked at different options it lead me to draw this simple drawing: Where do children like my daughter go? Far too often there just isn’t a school that’s right ...
IntroductionPlay is a complex phenomenon that occurs naturally for most children; they move through the various stages of play development and are able to add complexity, imagination, and creativity to their thought processes and action... E Hess - 《International Journal of Child Health & Human...
"We need to think harder about supporting people to managestressand mental health difficulties, which might then give them the cognitive resources to direct towards engaging in green behaviors," said lead author Emily Taylor. "Mental health and environmental science are often thought abo...