Autism Spectrum Disorders - Best Practice Guidelines
... Psychologists should be alert to the possibility of diagnosing one or more coexisting conditions, even when clinical features that are The presentation of an autistic spectrum disorder in children is specific to criteria for an autistic spectrum disorder are present. subject to change over time wit ...
... Psychologists should be alert to the possibility of diagnosing one or more coexisting conditions, even when clinical features that are The presentation of an autistic spectrum disorder in children is specific to criteria for an autistic spectrum disorder are present. subject to change over time wit ...
1 Prenatal Nicotine Exposure as a Teratogen in
... amount of nutrients, oxygen, and iron that supplies the fetus’ brain. When nicotine enters the body, it is distributed quickly through the bloodstream, and it can cross the blood-brain barrier to enter the central nervous system (CNS). Blood-Siegfried, J., & Rende, E. (2010) claim that cigarette sm ...
... amount of nutrients, oxygen, and iron that supplies the fetus’ brain. When nicotine enters the body, it is distributed quickly through the bloodstream, and it can cross the blood-brain barrier to enter the central nervous system (CNS). Blood-Siegfried, J., & Rende, E. (2010) claim that cigarette sm ...
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... 54) A new "bridge diagnosis" for children under 6 who have significant intellectual deficits is: a) Intellectual Developmental Disorder b) Global Developmental Delay c) Pervasive Developmental Disorder d) A and B e) A and C 55) The Language Disorder classification of DSM-5 includes which two former ...
... 54) A new "bridge diagnosis" for children under 6 who have significant intellectual deficits is: a) Intellectual Developmental Disorder b) Global Developmental Delay c) Pervasive Developmental Disorder d) A and B e) A and C 55) The Language Disorder classification of DSM-5 includes which two former ...
Stray_Liv_Larsen
... shoulders, hips and legs in boys with ADHD-C/HKD. The results from the research presented in this thesis support our clinical observations regarding specific motor problems in children with ADHD. We found such problems both in the diagnostic group in general and in children with ADHD, who respond po ...
... shoulders, hips and legs in boys with ADHD-C/HKD. The results from the research presented in this thesis support our clinical observations regarding specific motor problems in children with ADHD. We found such problems both in the diagnostic group in general and in children with ADHD, who respond po ...
Neurobiology of ADHD Gail Tripp , Review
... (Gill et al., 1997). Both of these have consistently been replicated (Brookes et al., 2006a) but individually they exert only weak effects and neither is necessary or sufficient for ADHD. For example, in one study DAT1 polymorphism accounted for a small fraction of the variance in symptoms in ADHD: s ...
... (Gill et al., 1997). Both of these have consistently been replicated (Brookes et al., 2006a) but individually they exert only weak effects and neither is necessary or sufficient for ADHD. For example, in one study DAT1 polymorphism accounted for a small fraction of the variance in symptoms in ADHD: s ...
Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder Evidence Update July
... thresholds, difficulty controlling for false negative results, difficulty detecting spatially complex differences, lack of information about ADHD symptom severity, and assessment of stimulant effects by the percentage of recipients rather than subtler measures such as dose level. In addition, some s ...
... thresholds, difficulty controlling for false negative results, difficulty detecting spatially complex differences, lack of information about ADHD symptom severity, and assessment of stimulant effects by the percentage of recipients rather than subtler measures such as dose level. In addition, some s ...
Prefrontal Activation Deficits During Episodic Memory in
... tests the null hypothesis that the location of activated foci is equal at every voxel against an alternative hypothesis that activated foci are spatially distributed. This null assumption is violated by region-of-interest studies because they do not provide results for all voxels in the brain. The n ...
... tests the null hypothesis that the location of activated foci is equal at every voxel against an alternative hypothesis that activated foci are spatially distributed. This null assumption is violated by region-of-interest studies because they do not provide results for all voxels in the brain. The n ...
Inhibitory control in high functioning autism: Decreased activation
... 200 BIOL PSYCHIATRY 2007;62:198 –206 finger for every letter except for those that met certain criteria. Those criteria for inhibiting the response varied across the three conditions in the experiment. First, in a baseline condition, participants were instructed to “press for every letter except A” ...
... 200 BIOL PSYCHIATRY 2007;62:198 –206 finger for every letter except for those that met certain criteria. Those criteria for inhibiting the response varied across the three conditions in the experiment. First, in a baseline condition, participants were instructed to “press for every letter except A” ...
Report of the
... of information and as the child’s primary caregiver. Role of School Personnel The role of schools is to provide educational opportunities and to facilitate learning for all children. Many medical and behavioral conditions can impact the learning process and interfere with academic success. School pe ...
... of information and as the child’s primary caregiver. Role of School Personnel The role of schools is to provide educational opportunities and to facilitate learning for all children. Many medical and behavioral conditions can impact the learning process and interfere with academic success. School pe ...
A Concise History of Asperger Syndrome: The Short
... entity and the relentless polemic that accompanied it. While Kanner’s syndrome eventually made its way to the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III), Asperger’s work, published in German, remained virtually unknown to the international scientific communi ...
... entity and the relentless polemic that accompanied it. While Kanner’s syndrome eventually made its way to the third edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-III), Asperger’s work, published in German, remained virtually unknown to the international scientific communi ...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
... guidance counselors, and the public education system. This document offers information on ADHD and its management, including research on medications and behavioral interventions, as well as helpful resources on educational options. Because ADHD often continues into adulthood, this document contains ...
... guidance counselors, and the public education system. This document offers information on ADHD and its management, including research on medications and behavioral interventions, as well as helpful resources on educational options. Because ADHD often continues into adulthood, this document contains ...
Alertness and feeding behaviors in ADHD: Does the hypocretin
... Summary Increasing evidence has suggested that patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may present with a deficit of alertness and sleep disturbances. Recent studies have also pointed out a previously underestimated association between ADHD and abnormal eating behaviors, includ ...
... Summary Increasing evidence has suggested that patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) may present with a deficit of alertness and sleep disturbances. Recent studies have also pointed out a previously underestimated association between ADHD and abnormal eating behaviors, includ ...
Differences between psychopathy and other personality disorders
... stimuli that elicit empathic responses (feeling the distress of others) (Blair 1995, 2005). In this view, amygdala dysfunction in the ‘at risk’ child with callous-unemotional traits and in the adult with psychopathy results in insensitivity to distress cues and failure to learn to avoid behaviour th ...
... stimuli that elicit empathic responses (feeling the distress of others) (Blair 1995, 2005). In this view, amygdala dysfunction in the ‘at risk’ child with callous-unemotional traits and in the adult with psychopathy results in insensitivity to distress cues and failure to learn to avoid behaviour th ...
Cerebellar Affective Syndrome Expanding Our Thinking About the
... Deficits were more pronounced and generalized in those with bilateral or large unilateral infarctions in the posterior lobes in the territory of the PICA and in those with subacute onset pancerebellar ...
... Deficits were more pronounced and generalized in those with bilateral or large unilateral infarctions in the posterior lobes in the territory of the PICA and in those with subacute onset pancerebellar ...
Schizophrenia
... Needless to say, positions such as Szasz and Laing have been challenged by many investigators. We will have more to say about this later in the course. However, note that such extreme positions are important because they force us to confront our assumptions (eg: Schizophrenia is real, Schizophrenia ...
... Needless to say, positions such as Szasz and Laing have been challenged by many investigators. We will have more to say about this later in the course. However, note that such extreme positions are important because they force us to confront our assumptions (eg: Schizophrenia is real, Schizophrenia ...
Frontal Lobes and Memory - University of California, Berkeley
... a failure to make use of semantic organization inherent in list material (Hildebrandt et al., 1998; Hirst & Volpe, 1988; Jetter et al., 1986; Kopelman & Stanhope, 1998; Stuss et al., 1994). Semantic encoding has been assessed experimentally by comparing patients’ memory for related vs. unrelated lis ...
... a failure to make use of semantic organization inherent in list material (Hildebrandt et al., 1998; Hirst & Volpe, 1988; Jetter et al., 1986; Kopelman & Stanhope, 1998; Stuss et al., 1994). Semantic encoding has been assessed experimentally by comparing patients’ memory for related vs. unrelated lis ...
Attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder as a potentially aggravating
... of treatment for the disorder in childhood predicts persistence into adulthood.25 Thus, it is possible that all three factors – negative environmental factors, ADHD severity and lack of treatment in childhood – contributed to the higher rate of persistence of ADHD that we observed in our sample. One ...
... of treatment for the disorder in childhood predicts persistence into adulthood.25 Thus, it is possible that all three factors – negative environmental factors, ADHD severity and lack of treatment in childhood – contributed to the higher rate of persistence of ADHD that we observed in our sample. One ...
Frontal lobe dysfunction in amyotrophic lateral sclerosis
... These studies have revealed a pattern of frontal lobe (executive) and memory deficits, clearly suggestive of cortical involvement extending beyond the motor system. Executive dysfunction has been demonstrated using tests of verbal reasoning, visual attention, picture sequencing and category formatio ...
... These studies have revealed a pattern of frontal lobe (executive) and memory deficits, clearly suggestive of cortical involvement extending beyond the motor system. Executive dysfunction has been demonstrated using tests of verbal reasoning, visual attention, picture sequencing and category formatio ...
Stop-Signal Task - Gemstone Honors Program
... shown to reduce ADHD symptoms in patients (Weisler, 2005). The impact of Adderall® on neurotransmitters has been established through previous research; however, its impact on neural firing in relation to impulsivity is yet unexamined. Neural firing in a specific brain region during a task demonstrat ...
... shown to reduce ADHD symptoms in patients (Weisler, 2005). The impact of Adderall® on neurotransmitters has been established through previous research; however, its impact on neural firing in relation to impulsivity is yet unexamined. Neural firing in a specific brain region during a task demonstrat ...
The Nisonger Center
... (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) “Note: The diagnostic term Intellectual Disability is the equivalent term for the ICD-11 diagnosis of Intellectual Developmental Disorders. Although the term Intellectual Disability is used throughout this manual, both terms are used in the title to clarify rela ...
... (Intellectual Developmental Disorder) “Note: The diagnostic term Intellectual Disability is the equivalent term for the ICD-11 diagnosis of Intellectual Developmental Disorders. Although the term Intellectual Disability is used throughout this manual, both terms are used in the title to clarify rela ...
Examination of the Relationship Between Caesarean Section Births
... concluded that C-section delivered newborns typically suffer from altered metabolism, feeding, immune phenotype, and blood pressure directly after birth. “Caesarean deliveries can result in immediate symptomatic effects in babies such as nocturnal awakening, extensive crying, trauma crying (a kind o ...
... concluded that C-section delivered newborns typically suffer from altered metabolism, feeding, immune phenotype, and blood pressure directly after birth. “Caesarean deliveries can result in immediate symptomatic effects in babies such as nocturnal awakening, extensive crying, trauma crying (a kind o ...
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) | Providers | Optima
... problems and symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity or impulsivity should be evaluated for ADHD. Determine whether Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for ADHD have been met, through administration of standardized questionnaires in more than one se ...
... problems and symptoms of inattention, hyperactivity or impulsivity should be evaluated for ADHD. Determine whether Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5) criteria for ADHD have been met, through administration of standardized questionnaires in more than one se ...
Hyperfrontality and hypoconnectivity during refreshing in
... Schizophrenia Executive functions Working memory Prefrontal Refreshing Connectivity ...
... Schizophrenia Executive functions Working memory Prefrontal Refreshing Connectivity ...
Neuronal mechanisms of executive control by the prefrontal cortex
... processes such as judgement, planning, and decisionmaking, it is important to consider the characteristics of executive control, how executive control operates, the neuronal mechanisms of executive control, and how the prefrontal cortex participates in executive control. In this article, we first co ...
... processes such as judgement, planning, and decisionmaking, it is important to consider the characteristics of executive control, how executive control operates, the neuronal mechanisms of executive control, and how the prefrontal cortex participates in executive control. In this article, we first co ...
ADHD, autism spectrum disorder, temperament, and character
... been linked specifically to impulsivity/hyperactivity rather than to problems with inattention (24). Similar patterns of personality traits have been found in adults diagnosed with ADHD (16, 25). Adults with ASD have also shown very low self-directedness and cooperativeness, but with a different tem ...
... been linked specifically to impulsivity/hyperactivity rather than to problems with inattention (24). Similar patterns of personality traits have been found in adults diagnosed with ADHD (16, 25). Adults with ASD have also shown very low self-directedness and cooperativeness, but with a different tem ...