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Fernandez-Prieto, Montse; Moreira, Célia; Cruz, Sara; Campos, Vânia; Martínez-Regueiro, Rocío; Taboada, Maria; Carracedo, Angel; Sampaio, Adriana – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) is a neurodevelopmental disorder characterized by impairments in social interaction, executive functioning, sensory-perceptual abilities and behaviour, such as anxious/depressed states, attention problems, aggression, or somatic complains. However, the dynamic relationship between these dimensions remains to be…
Descriptors: Executive Function, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Behavior
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Chloe Hutt Vater; Maura DiSalvo; Alyssa Ehrlich; Haley Parker; Hannah O'Connor; Stephen V. Faraone; Joseph Biederman – Journal of Attention Disorders, 2024
Objective: To provide additional information about clinical features associated with adult ADHD in patients diagnosed in childhood compared to those first diagnosed in adulthood. Method: We stratified a sample of adults with ADHD into patients diagnosed in childhood versus adulthood and compared demographic and clinical characteristics. Results:…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Age Differences, Clinical Diagnosis, Adults
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Pittari, Chelsea; Brown, Ted – Journal of Occupational Therapy, Schools & Early Intervention, 2020
Self-concept (SC), self-esteem (SE) and executive functioning (EF) are factors that can influence school-aged children's daily occupational performance particularly at school. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between children's self-reported SC and SE with their EF (based on parental report). Using a cross-sectional,…
Descriptors: Self Concept, Self Esteem, Executive Function, Occupational Therapy
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Bagnall, Ralph; Russell, Ailsa; Brosnan, Mark; Maras, Katie – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2022
The ability to deceive is a key milestone in social cognitive development for typically developing individuals. In this scoping review, we systematically searched the literature to summarise research on deceptive behaviour in autism and identify gaps in knowledge. Across the 28 studies identified, three main themes were synthesised, with seven…
Descriptors: Deception, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Incidence
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An, Iuliia; Zhukova, Marina A.; Ovchinnikova, Irina; Grigorenko, Elena L. – New Directions for Child and Adolescent Development, 2020
The current study investigated the long-term effects of institutionalization on the inhibitory control of young adults raised in orphanages using the color-word Stroop task. We examined whether young adults raised in institutions (IC group; n = 24; M = 22.17 years, SD = 6.7) would demonstrate poorer behavioral performance and atypical neural…
Descriptors: Young Adults, Institutionalized Persons, Child Development, Stimuli
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Huyder, Vanessa; Nilsen, Elizabeth S. – Journal of Applied Developmental Psychology, 2012
Behaving in a socially competent manner is a complex process that requires the coordination of a number of cognitive skills. The present study examined the unique contributions of executive functions (i.e., inhibitory control and cognitive flexibility), theory of mind, and verbal skills to socially competent behaviours during social interactions.…
Descriptors: Theory of Mind, Preschool Children, Data Analysis, Social Environment