scholarly journals Ocena kompetencji komunikacyjnej dziecka z zespołem Aspergera (OKKA) — własne narzędzie diagnostyczne

2021 ◽  
Vol 19 ◽  
pp. 61-66
Author(s):  
Sandra Caban
Keyword(s):  
Asperger Syndrome ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Appropriate Therapy

The article presents the author’s own tool to diagnose the level of communicative competence in a child with Asperger Syndrome at an early age. The diagnostic tool includes an interview with the parents, the diagnosis site, and exercises to check the functioning of the speech apparatus. The article presents exercises for diagnosing the level of linguistic social, situational, pragmatic, and systemic proficiency. At the end, there is a card for assessing the level of communicative competence of a child with Asperger Syndrome which will help systematize knowledge and prepare an appropriate therapy.

Management of lipomyelomeningoceles

1985 ◽  
Vol 62 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Harold J. Hoffman ◽  
Chopeow Taecholarn ◽  
E. Bruce Hendrick ◽  
Robin P. Humphreys
Keyword(s):  
Common Factor ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Neurological Sequelae ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Dural Graft ◽  
Cosmetic Effect ◽  
Appropriate Therapy ◽  
Sick Children ◽  
Time Of Presentation ◽  
Fine Print

✓ Ninety-seven children with lipomyelomeningoceles were operated on at the Hospital for Sick Children between January, 1960, and December, 1982. The most common factor that caused these patients to seek help was the cosmetic effect of the mass on their back. However, 22 patients had urinary incontinence and 15 patients had a deformed or weak leg. Sixty of the 97 patients were female and 37 were male. The patients presented for treatment between 6 days and 18½ years of age with a median age of 7½ months. Fifty-six patients presented before the age of 6 months and 35 of these were perfectly normal at the time of presentation. On the other hand, of the 41 patients who were brought for treatment after the age of 6 months, only 12 were normal prior to surgery. When patients were appropriately treated at an early age, with their spinal cords untethered and their dura securely closed with a dural graft, then they remained unchanged neurologically or even improved. However, when treatment was delayed or not done appropriately then they were left with significant neurological sequelae. Lipomyelomeningoceles are serious lesions which without appropriate therapy can result in gross impairment of neurological function.

scholarly journals La impedanciometría multicanal con pHmetría de 24 h: una herramienta útil para estudiar lactantes con eventos de aparente amenaza a la vida

2021 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Virginia del Carmen Reynoso López ◽  
Florencia Ursino ◽  
Judith Cohen Sabban ◽  
Marina Orsi
Keyword(s):  
Gastroesophageal Reflux ◽  
Observational Study ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Correlation Method ◽  
Clearance Time ◽  
Diagnostic Challenge ◽  
Potential Trigger ◽  
Appropriate Therapy ◽  
Threat To Life

Infants with events of apparent threat to life should be hospitalized for evaluation. Gastroesophageal reflux is one of the possible etiologies. Multichannel intraluminal impedanciometry – 24-hour pHmetry is a diagnostic tool that assesses the behavior of pH-independent reflux. Objectives. To describe the parameters of the gastroesophageal reflux measured by multichannel intraluminal impedanciometry – 24-hour pHmetry in infants with events of apparent threat to life. Identify if there are differences between those with positive symptomatic correlation with drowning compared to those without symptomatic correlation. Method. Descriptive, comparative, retrospective and observational study realized between 2005 and 2015. The population were infants under seven months hospitalized by events of apparent threat to life in thepediatrics sector of the Hospital Italiano who underwent multichannel intraluminal impedanciometry – 24-hour pHmetry due to suspected gastroesophageal reflux. Results. 125 patients were evaluated. The median age was 55,7 days of life (range 6-209 days). It was divided into two groups: GI: infants with symptomatic correlation with choking: (32,8% N = 41) and GII: without symptomatic correlation (67,2%, N = 84). Significant statistical differences were observed in: total number of gastroesophageal reflux episodes, episodes that reached proximal channels; clearance time, but not with number of acidic, non-acidic episodes and pHmetry score. Conclusion. Infants with episodes of events of apparent threat to life represent a diagnostic challenge. Gastroesophageal reflux is a potential trigger. The information obtained with the multichannel intraluminal impedanciometry – 24-hour pHmetry in this cohort was useful to better understand the mechanisms involved in this clinical association and thus choose the most appropriate therapy.

scholarly journals ЗНАЧАЈ РАЗВИЈАЊА ЛЕКСИЧКЕ КОМПЕТЕНЦИЈЕ НА СТРАНОМ ЈЕЗИКУ И УТИЦАЈ МАТЕРЊЕГ ЈЕЗИКА КОД МЛАЂИХ УЧЕНИКА

TEME ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 1197
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Branislav Šuvaković
Keyword(s):  
Foreign Language ◽  
Divergent Thinking ◽  
Communicative Competence ◽  
Mother Tongue ◽  
Foreign Languages ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Early Exposure ◽  
Cognitive Characteristics ◽  
Lexical Competence

The purpose of this paper is to point out the importance of learning several foreign languages at an early age, creating a solid basis for lexical competence which would in the next phase develop into linguistic, and finally into communicative competence. We will point out the theoretical basis of learning a lexicon of a foreign language, but also in what manner the mother tongue may influence this process and how. The results presented in the paper are a product of a two-year empirical research – a case study. The set goal has conditioned two hypotheses that we have confirmed, and which relate to achievements in lexical competence in a foreign language and a transfer that the mother tongue can cause. Analyzing the results, we concluded that an early exposure to foreign languages simultaneously enriches the lexical fund of both the mother tongue and all other languages known to the learner, in our case, the Italian language. In addition, learning foreign languages early, by developing lexical competence in the first place, leads to an improvement of cognitive characteristics of younger learners, the development of divergent thinking, acculturation and openness to new knowledge.

scholarly journals Diagnosis and differential diagnosis of Asperger syndrome

2001 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 310-318 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michael Fitzgerald ◽  
Aiden Corvin
Keyword(s):  
Differential Diagnosis ◽  
Asperger Syndrome ◽  
Population Study ◽  
Management Strategies ◽  
Delayed Diagnosis ◽  
Age At Diagnosis ◽  
Effective Intervention ◽  
Behavioural Problems ◽  
Early Age ◽  
Uncommon Condition

Asperger syndrome is an uncommon condition, but probably more common than classic autism (the only published population study estimated prevalence at 36 per 10 000 children for Asperger syndrome and 5 per 10 000 for autism (Ehlers & Gillberg, 1993)). Misdiagnosis or delayed diagnosis of this disorder is a serious problem, and the average age at diagnosis is several years later than for autism (Gillberg, 1989). Obviously, this can be traumatic for individuals and families; furthermore, the most effective intervention programmes begin early, and establishing management strategies at an early age can minimise later behavioural problems (Howlin, 1998).

scholarly journals Pilot assessment of nonverbal pragmatic ability in people with asperger syndrome

2013 ◽  
Vol 17 (3) ◽  
pp. 279-294 ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco J. Rodríguez Muñoz
Keyword(s):  
Facial Expression ◽  
Asperger Syndrome ◽  
Nonverbal Communication ◽  
Nonverbal Behavior ◽  
Diagnostic Tool ◽  
Eye Gaze ◽  
Body Language ◽  
Nonverbal Behaviors ◽  
Nonverbal Interaction ◽  
Nonverbal Ability

Abstract The purpose of this study is to present a diagnostic tool to assess the nonverbal pragmatic behaviors of people with Asperger syndrome, with the intent to give an account of the severity of symptoms in the area of nonverbal interaction, as well as providing a profile of nonverbal behaviors that may be targeted for intervention. Through this communication profile, overall nonverbal ability is calculated in a group of 20 subjects with Asperger syndrome. The proposed scale also includes the measurement of the following nonverbal dimensions: (1) eye gaze, (2) facial expression, (3) body language and posture, (4) proxemics, (5) gestures, and (6) paralanguage. The results of this assessment suggest low nonverbal pragmatic ability in these subjects, show specific deficits in nonverbal communication, and capture variability in nonverbal behavior in individuals with AS.

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