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Self-Perception of Children and Adolescents with Mobius Sequence
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Briegel, Wolfgang – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2012
Mobius sequence is a rare congenital disorder usually defined as a combination of facial weakness with impairment of ocular abduction. Some studies suggest that psychosocial and psychiatric problems might be increased among affected persons. So far, there have been no studies on the self-perception of children and adolescents with the sequence.…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Children, Adolescents, Congenital Impairments
Using a Virtual Classroom Environment to Describe the Attention Deficits Profile of Children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1
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Gilboa, Yafit; Rosenblum, Sara; Fattal-Valevski, Aviva; Toledano-Alhadef, Hagit; Rizzo, Albert; Josman, Naomi – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The objectives of this study were to describe the nature of the attention deficits in children with Neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1) in comparison with typically developing (TD) children, using the Virtual Classroom (VC), and to assess the utility of this instrument for detecting attention deficits. Twenty-nine NF1 children and 25 age-and…
Descriptors: Reaction Time, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Rating Scales, Virtual Classrooms
The Handwriting Performance of Children with NF1
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Gilboa, Yafit; Josman, Naomi; Fattal-Valevski, Aviva; Toledano-Alhadef, Hagit; Rosenblum, Sara – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The objective of this study was to analyze the process and product of handwriting among children with Neurofibromatosis Type 1 (NF1) in comparison to those of Typically Developing (TD) children. Children with NF1 are at risk for some cognitive deficits, a wide range of deficits in perceptual skills and, motor and visual-motor integration skills…
Descriptors: Handwriting, Writing Processes, Genetic Disorders, Comparative Analysis
ADHD and Other Associated Developmental Problems in Children with Mild Mental Retardation. The Use of the "Five-To-Fifteen" Questionnaire in a Population-Based Sample
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Lindblad, Ida; Gillberg, Christopher; Fernell, Elisabeth – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2011
The aim was to examine the rates and types of parent reported neuropsychiatric problems in children and adolescents with mild mental retardation (MMR) (mild intellectual disability/UK) using the Five-To-Fifteen questionnaire (FTF). The target group comprised all pupils with clinically diagnosed MMR, aged between 7 and 15 years, attending the…
Descriptors: Special Schools, Learning Problems, Emotional Problems, Mild Mental Retardation
Electrophysiological Correlates of Semantic Processing in Williams Syndrome
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Pinheiro, Ana P.; Galdo-Alvarez, Santaigo; Sampaio, Adriana; Niznikiewicz, Margaret; Goncalves, Oscar F. – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
Williams syndrome (WS), a genetic neurodevelopmental disorder due to microdeletion in chromosome 7, has been described as a syndrome with an intriguing socio-cognitive phenotype. Cognitively, the relative preservation of language and face processing abilities coexists with severe deficits in visual-spatial tasks, as well as in tasks involving…
Descriptors: Sentences, Semantics, Language Processing, Spatial Ability
The Neuropsychology of 22q11 Deletion Syndrome. A Neuropsychiatric Study of 100 Individuals
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Niklasson, Lena; Gillberg, Christopher – Research in Developmental Disabilities: A Multidisciplinary Journal, 2010
The primary objective of this study was to study the impact of ASD/ADHD on general intellectual ability and profile, executive functions and visuo-motor skills in children and adults with 22q11 deletion syndrome (22q11DS). A secondary aim was to study if gender, age, heart disease, ASD, ADHD or ASD in combination with ADHD had an impact on general…
Descriptors: Heart Disorders, Intelligence Quotient, Neuropsychology, Etiology