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Social Anxiety in High-Functioning Children and Adolescents with Autism and Asperger Syndrome
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Kuusikko, Sanna; Pollock-Wurman, Rachel; Jussila, Katja; Carter, Alice S.; Mattila, Marja-Leena; Ebeling, Hanna; Pauls, David L.; Moilanen, Irma – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2008
We examined social anxiety and internalizing symptoms using the Social Phobia and Anxiety Inventory for Children (SPAI-C), the Social Anxiety Scale for Children -Revised (SASC-R), and the Child Behavior Checklist (CBCL) in a sample of fifty-four high-functioning subjects with autism or Asperger syndrome (HFA/AS) (M = 11.2 plus or minus 1.7 years)…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Child Behavior
Multi-Informant Reports of Psychiatric Symptoms among High-Functioning Adolescents with Asperger Syndrome or Autism
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Hurtig, Tuula; Kuusikko, Sanna; Mattila, Marja-Leena; Haapsamo, Helena; Ebeling, Hanna; Jussila, Katja; Joskitt, Leena; Pauls, David; Moilanen, Irma – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2009
The aim of the study was to examine psychiatric symptoms in high-functioning adolescents with autism spectrum disorders reported by multiple informants. Forty-three 11- to 17-year-old adolescents with Asperger syndrome (AS) or high-functioning autism (HFA) and 217 typically developed adolescents completed the Youth Self-Report (YSR), while their…
Descriptors: Check Lists, Autism, Asperger Syndrome, Child Behavior
Use of Context in Pragmatic Language Comprehension by Children with Asperger Syndrome or High-Functioning Autism
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Loukusa, Soile; Leinonen, Eeva; Kuusikko, Sanna; Jussila, Katja; Mattila, Marja-Leena; Ryder, Nuala; Ebeling, Hanna; Moilanen, Irma – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Utilizing relevance theory, this study investigated the ability of children with Asperger syndrome (AS) and high-functioning autism (HFA) to use context when answering questions and when giving explanations for their correct answers. Three groups participated in this study: younger AS/HFA group (age 7-9, n = 16), older AS/HFA group (age 10-12, n =…
Descriptors: Comprehension, Control Groups, Autism, Asperger Syndrome
Processing of Affective Speech Prosody Is Impaired in Asperger Syndrome
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Korpilahti, Pirjo; Jansson-Verkasalo, Eira; Mattila, Marja-Leena; Kuusikko, Sanna; Suominen, Kalervo; Rytky, Seppo; Pauls, David L.; Moilanen, Irma – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2007
Many people with the diagnosis of Asperger syndrome (AS) show poorly developed skills in understanding emotional messages. The present study addressed discrimination of speech prosody in children with AS at neurophysiological level. Detection of affective prosody was investigated in one-word utterances as indexed by the N1 and the mismatch…
Descriptors: Suprasegmentals, Males, Asperger Syndrome, Language Processing