Sökning: "Terje Falck-Ytter"
Visar resultat 1 - 5 av 8 avhandlingar innehållade orden Terje Falck-Ytter.
1. From Actions to Faces : Studies of Social Perception in Typical and Atypical Development
Sammanfattning : This thesis consists of three eye-tracking studies of social perception in children. Study I and Study II investigated action perception in typically developing infants and preschoolers with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), respectively. Study III investigated face perception in children with ASD. LÄS MER
2. Prediction in Typical and Atypical Development
Sammanfattning : Forming predictions about what is going to happen next is a crucial ability that develops early in life. Theory and some empirical evidence suggest that predictive abilities may be impaired in Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD). LÄS MER
3. Early Self-Regulation in Infant Siblings : Specific and Shared Associations to Emerging Autism and Co-ocurring ADHD
Sammanfattning : The overall aim of this thesis was to examine aspects of self-regulation and the emergence of co-occurring autism and ADHD traits early in life, to enhance our understanding of specific and shared mechanisms underlying these conditions. Previous studies have shown that vulnerabilities in temperament and executive functions (EF) are closely related to both conditions, with overlapping as well as specific features associated to each phenotype. LÄS MER
4. Visual Attention to Faces, Eyes and Objects : Studies of Typically and Atypically Developing Children
Sammanfattning : Abstract. The overall aim of this doctoral work is to understand attentional functions in typically developing infants, and in children with two psychiatric conditions: autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and social anxiety disorder (SAD). Previous research has shown that attention can be subdivided into a number of interacting functions. LÄS MER
5. Recognizing Disability and Ability in Young Autistic Children
Sammanfattning : Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is characterized by impairments, or disabilities, in social communication and interaction (SCI), and restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRBs), but is also associated with enhanced abilities. Early identification of disability in ASD has been a primary focus in clinical practice, while abilities associated with ASD have neither been recognized nor assessed. LÄS MER