Difficulties in expressive language constitute one of the most noticeable characteristics of autism and are the earliest and greatest source of concern for many parents (DeMyer, 1979). Nevertheless, only in the last ten years has language comprehension been studied directly (Bartak, Rutter, & Cox,...
Autism is a pervasive developmental disorder occurring with or without mental retardation and defined by extreme social deficits, delayed development and bizarre use of language, and unusual sensory responses, with onset before 30 months of age (American Psychiatric Association, 1980). Difficulties in ...
" Christ said. "This is the time when kids are starting with more advanced topics in school, and can be a very difficult time for a child with filtering difficulties. It could be disrupting their ability to comprehend reading and
EF difficulties in males were correlated with more stereotypic behaviours and interests on the Autism Diagnostic Interview-Revised or the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule. The results indicated clinically meaningful cognitive sex differences in ASD, particularly an association between EF and stereotypic ...
The individual is unable to engage and interact effectively with the environment, resulting in difficulties learning and conducting everyday activities independently. For example, someone with a frontal system dementia may be able to conduct each element of food preparation in isolation, but because ...
Best known for difficulties insocial interactionand communication, autism is thought to arise from mishaps in brain wiring during development. It can strike in various ways—those who suffer from it can have superior mental ability or need full time care. Where on the autism spectrum a person fa...
and problems sleeping. Some of these symptoms, such as feeling agitated or depressed, may be associated with the person's perception that they are having difficulties carrying out their daily functions. Dementia typically occurs later in life. It is called presenile dementia when it occurs before...
The effectiveness of a multisensory writing program in improving cursive writing ability in children with sensorimotor difficulties inabllity to outputInformation on paper in the appropriate manner (Ayres ,1985). The relationship between sensorimotorabillty andhandwriting is well ... J Lockhart,M Law...
Overall performance did not differ between groups, but in a part of the ASD group performance was slow and inaccurate. Moreover, within the ASD group switching from emotion to gender trials was slower than vice versa. Children with ASD do not show difficulties on an ecological valid switch ...
In this Perspective, Nozari draws from both approaches to discuss how speakers assess whether production is going smoothly, adjust to difficulties and fix errors. Nazbanou Nozari Reviews10 Feb 2025 Nature Reviews Psychology P: 1-17 All Research & Reviews News and Comment Neurocognitive ...