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Mukherjee, Sharmila B.; Neelam; Kapoor, Seema; Sharma, Suvasini – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2021
The Autism Dysmorphology Measure is designed for non-expert clinicians. It uses an algorithm to assess 12 body regions and categorizes Autism on the number of dysmorphic regions identified; Essential ([less than or equal to] 3), Equivocal (4-5) or Complex ([greater than or equal to] 6). We evaluated 200 Indian children with Autism (mean age…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Measurement Techniques, Human Body
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Mannion, Arlene; Leader, Geraldine; Healy, Olive – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2013
The current study investigated comorbidity in eighty-nine children and adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorder in Ireland. Comorbidity is the presence of one or more disorders in addition to a primary disorder. The prevalence of comorbid psychological disorders, behaviours associated with comorbid psychopathology, epilepsy, gastrointestinal…
Descriptors: Psychopathology, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Adolescents, Measures (Individuals)
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Carlsson, G.; Wiegand, G.; Stephani, U. – Brain and Cognition, 2011
Dichotic listening test (DL) is an important tool to disclose speech dominance in healthy subjects and in clinical cases. The aim of this study was to probe if focal epilepsy in children reveals a corresponding suppression of the ear reports contralateral to seizure onset site. Thus, 15 children and adolescents with clinically and…
Descriptors: Epilepsy, Seizures, Listening Comprehension Tests, Auditory Perception
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Finlayson, Janet; Jackson, Alison; Cooper, Sally-Ann; Morrison, Jillian; Melville, Craig; Smiley, Elita; Allan, Linda; Mantry, Dipali – Journal of Applied Research in Intellectual Disabilities, 2009
Background: Lack of regular physical activity is globally one of the most significant risks to health. The main aims of this study were to describe the types and levels of regular physical activity undertaken by adults with intellectual disabilities, and to investigate the factors predicting low activity. Materials and Methods: Interviews were…
Descriptors: Physical Activities, Mental Retardation, Physical Activity Level, Adults
Heck, W. H., Comp. – United States Bureau of Education, Department of the Interior, 1915
Medical journals are not often accessible to students and practitioners of education, and therefore the wealth of material in these journals regarding the health of school children is mainly lost to the educational world. The present bulletin is the result of a desire to put this material at the disposal of superintendents, principals, professors,…
Descriptors: Hygiene, Periodicals, Child Health, Young Children