Sökning: "Autism and reading comprehension"

Hittade 4 avhandlingar innehållade orden Autism and reading comprehension.

  1. 1. Literacy an comprehension in school-aged children: Studies on autism and other developmental disabilities

    Författare :Jakob Åsberg; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Nyckelord :autism; Asberger´s disorder; reading; literacy; language; discource; comprehension; cognition; special educational needs;

    Sammanfattning : The present thesis consists of five studies and addresses literacy and comprehension skills in children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD, including Asperger’s disorder) and, to a lesser extent, attention disorders (eg. Attention Deficits Hyperactivity Disorder; ADHD). LÄS MER

  3. 2. Aspects of Communication, Language and Literacy in Autism Child Abilities and Parent Perspectives

    Författare :Emilia Carlsson; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; Autism spectrum disorders; communication; language; theory of mind; literacy; reading; narrative ability; children; parents;

    Sammanfattning : The main aim of this thesis was to investigate literacy, ‘theory of mind’ (ToM) and narrative ability in children who had screened positive for autism spectrum disorders (ASD) (comprehensively assessed for neuropsychiatric problems), and relate the findings to their structural linguistic capacity, as measured by language tests at the word and sentence levels. Considering the important roles of families in shaping children’s language socialisation, another aim was to explore the parental experiences of having a child go through the neuropsychiatric and language diagnostic process. LÄS MER

  4. 3. Written language abilities of children with autism spectrum disorder or attention disorders

    Författare :Jakob Åsberg; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Nyckelord :autism; ASD; attention disorders; AD HD; written language; reading comprehension; word decoding; spelling; girls.;

    Sammanfattning : Prior research has indicated that children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) or attention disorders (AD/HD and DAMP) are at risk for written language difficulties. But existing research is limited, especially so for ASD. LÄS MER

  5. 4. Neuropsychiatric and neurodevelopmental disorders in a young school-age population. Epidemiology and comorbidity in a school health perspective

    Författare :Björn Kadesjö; Göteborgs universitet; Göteborgs universitet; Gothenburg University; []
    Nyckelord :MEDICIN OCH HÄLSOVETENSKAP; MEDICAL AND HEALTH SCIENCES; ADHD; DAMP; DCD; Asperger syndrome; autistic disorder; Tourette syndrome; tics; population study; comorbidity; ASSQ; ITPA; Raven; Conners; reading disorder; dyslexia; school health; screening; motor examination.;

    Sammanfattning : A total population of 826 7-year old children attended schools in Karlstad, a middle-sized town in central Sweden in August of 1992. Of these, 818 attended mainstream classrooms. LÄS MER