ASD (Autism Spectrum Disorders)
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Children with ASD show intact statistical word learning
Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and specific language impairment (SLI) exhibit word-learning difficulties early in childhood development.
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Autism & Intellectual Disability
Blogs about autism and intellectual disability from the June 2018 edition of The Bridge, ACAMH’s journal of secondary publication.
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From punk rock to academic heavyweight
While at university Edmund became fascinated by behaviourist approaches to psychology which bring together philosophy, methodology and psychological theory.
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Jack Tizard Memorial Lecture and Conference 2018 – Intellectual Disabilities and Autism
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A wealth of experience benefiting ACAMH
“If you’re going to care for people you have to care for the people who are caring.”
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Autism & Intellectual Disability
This edition of the Bridge is on Autism & Intellectual Disability.
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A happy accident
Arriving early to an ACAMH Conference set Dr Mark Lovell off on an ever expanding journey with the Association.
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ASD and Mental Health Masterclass
This full day training is the equivalent of 6 hours CPD, and is suitable for those who have an advanced knowledge of the treatment and management of children and young people with an ASD diagnosis. Mental health problems commonly co-occur with ASD, yet these problems often go untreated. This Masterclass offers both clinicians and researchers […]
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- Masterclass
- Location
- Dublin
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European experts develop a new framework to screen early ASD
Early detection of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) can improve outcomes for children, yet the effectiveness and validity of universal screening methods has been questioned. Now, researchers have created a new framework to generate a valid early ASD screening method using a novel approach based on “face and content validity”.
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Early social communication intervention reduces autism severity in young infants
The first, very early social communication intervention for infants at high risk of autism shows promise to reduce the overall severity of early symptoms and a capacity to positively enhance parent–child social interactions.
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