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Oral and Written Communication Skills of Adolescents with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure (PAE) Compared with Those with No/Low PAE: A Systematic Review
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Kippin, Natalie R.; Leitão, Suze; Watkins, Rochelle; Finlay-Jones, Amy – International Journal of Language & Communication Disorders, 2021
Background: Prenatal alcohol exposure (PAE) is associated with growth deficits and neurodevelopmental impairment including foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD). Difficulties with oral and written communication skills are common among children with PAE; however, less is known about how communication skills of adolescents who have PAE compare…
Descriptors: Communication Skills, Speech Communication, Writing Skills, Adolescents
Autism Spectrum Disorder: An Examination of Sex Differences in Neuropsychological and Self-Report Measures of Executive and Non-Executive Cognitive Function
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Demetriou, Eleni A.; Pepper, Karen L.; Park, Shin Ho; Pellicano, Liz; Song, Yun Ju C.; Naismith, Sharon L.; Hickie, Ian B.; Thomas, Emma E.; Guastella, Adam J. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2021
Sex differences in autism may in part be understood by an atypical sex profile of executive function and non-executive function. In this study, we compared females and males with autism against non-autistic individuals on neuropsychological and self-report measures to examine whether any sex differences in executive function and non-executive…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Gender Differences, Executive Function