While in graduate school she used electroencephalography (EEG) and electromyography (EMG) to study the brain basis of
social impairments in children with autism spectrum disorders.
Plasma oxytocin concentrations and OXTR gene variants predict
social impairments in children with and without autism spectrum disorder.
He has developed paradigms that are being used to screen drugs that enhance social function, and is developing novel strategies for drug discovery for treating
social impairments in autism and schizophrenia.
«Autism: Brain circuit controls social behavior identified: A new study identifies specific brain circuit that may lead to
social impairments in autism spectrum disorder.»
In addition, the study demonstrated that FB - IPT helped to reduce
social impairment in depressed preadolescents, and these changes were associated with decreases in their depressive symptoms.
Social impairment in children is an increasing concern of education and public health sector workers.
But the most immediate question for Sobel is «whether an olfactory impairment is at the heart of
the social impairment in autism.»
Understanding the circuitry of such affiliative behaviors may lead to improved treatments for
social impairment in severe mental disorders, such as autism spectrum disorder.
Not exact matches
(Per
Social Security Administration data, 28 percent of final medical denials
in 2013 were because the
impairment was considered «not severe,» and another 31 percent because the applicant was still considered able to do other kinds of work.)
Sustainability Reporting: Final chart
in this session looks at the proportion of companies which have adopted «sustainability reporting» - it speaks to the emerging field of ESG research where there is a growing acceptance and body of evidence which says that ESG (Environment,
Social, Governance) factors are also relevant and can particularly be useful
in filtering out companies that are at risk of brand
impairment, legal liability, and general backlash due to inferior ESG practices and ratings.
In one case, a borrower's testimony about her mental
impairment, including evidence that she received
Social Security benefits, was enough to convince the court of undue hardship.
For a mental condition to be considered a disorder, it must either regularly cause subjective distress, or regularly be associated with some generalized
impairment in social functioning.
many h0m0 are quite satisfied with their orientation and demonstrate no generalized
impairment in social effectiveness or functioning.
It is significant, however, that
in 1973 the Trustees of the American Psychiatric Association removed homosexuality from that association's list of mental disorders, saying, «Homosexuality per se implies no
impairment in judgment, stability, reliability, or general
social or vocational capabilities.»
Through its effects on the prefrontal cortex, neglect leads to
impairment of the stress - response system, which
in turn leads to emotional, behavioral, and
social difficulties both
in childhood and later
in life.
Children exposed to conflict are more likely to have behavioral and emotional disturbances, suffer
social and interpersonal problems, and show
impairment in their thought and reasoning processes.
A comprehensive evaluation by a mental health professional (e.g., a psychologist, psychiatrist, or clinical
social worker) is important for confirming the presence of selective mutism (SM) and identifying other conditions that might contribute to
impairments in functioning.
There may be severe
impairment in social and school functioning.
According to the United Nation's Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) and to experts, disability is the combination of: 1) the individual's
impairment; 2) the barriers
in the environment (lack of physical and communications accessibility, negative attitudes, absence of laws and specific policies); and 3) the individual's
social role (sex, financial situation, access to political participation, etc).
Body dysmorphic disorder refers to perceived flaws
in appearance that lead to personal,
social, or occupational
impairment.
ASD is usually defined by
impairments in social interaction and communication, but many people with autism and Asperger's syndrome (
in which symptoms are milder) also tend to fixate on and remember seemingly irrelevant information
in their world.
The mice with lower levels of KMO showed
impairments in contextual memory and spent less time than did a control group interacting with an unfamiliar mouse
in a
social setting.
PLEs affect many more people than the number who will be diagnosed with a psychotic disorder, and can cause
impairments in social and occupational functioning similar to, though less severe than, those experienced by people with psychosis.
The study, which appears
in Biological Psychiatry, suggests that
social impairments characteristic of autism spectrum disorder may stem from alteration of activity
in this circuit, and that tuning this circuit may help treat the
social deficits
in the disorder.
«If further research could reveal how exactly
in - game storytelling affects theory of mind,» he says, «clinicians and software developers could utilize this knowledge to develop tools to aid the treatment of disorders characterized by
social - interaction
impairments, like autistic disorders.»
This loss of connectivity means that information can not flow as it should between distant areas of the brain, which may help explain
impairment in social responsiveness, Jann said.
This difference
in the neural basis for the recognition of facial expression might be responsible for
impairment in social recognition and the establishment of peer - relationships.
Compared to typically developing adolescents, those with ASD showed both over - and under - connectivity
in the ToM network, which was associated with greater
social impairment.
Disturbances
in the development of both the structure and function of the thalamus may play a role
in the emergence of
social and communicative
impairments, which are among the most prominent and distressing symptoms of autism.
And the more severe a child's
social impairment was, the weaker the activity
in the brain's mirror region.
The
social impairments and high anxiety seen
in people with autism or related disorders may be partly due to a disruption
in the nerves of the skin that sense touch, a new study
in mice suggests.
For adolescents with cerebral palsy, more severe motor
impairment was associated with poorer QoL
in just three categories — moods and emotions, autonomy, and
social support from peers.
People with ASD can have varying levels of
impairment across three common areas, which might include: deficits
in social interactions and reciprocal understanding, repetitive behaviour and narrow interests, and
impairment in language and communication.
Seven of the 34 had some
impairment in «non verbal
social interactions» which the researchers decided, somewhat arbitrarily, was due to other factors such as anxiety or depression.
Other research studies have reported a decline
in social networks
in people with Alzheimer's disease and Mild Cognitive
Impairment (MCI), and previous literature has shown psychological well - being
in older age to be associated with reduced risk of developing Alzheimer's dementia.
«This lack of synchronization with frontal regions
in ASD — an
impairment in brain connectivity — may lead to symptoms of the disorder that involve processes that require brain coordination between frontal and other areas, such as language processing and
social interaction,» Just explained.
The basal ganglia are involved
in motivation and volition, the
impairment of which may result
in difficulties
in social life.
A year earlier, researchers at the University of Montreal identified a Shank3 mutation
in patients suffering from schizophrenia, which is characterized by hallucinations, cognitive
impairment, and abnormal
social behavior.
Parents of preterm babies — especially those with motor and cognitive
impairment — should be given advice of how to create opportunities for
social interaction and support
social interaction skills
in their children before school age.
About three to eight percent of premenopausal women suffer from PMDD: a severe form of premenstrual syndrome with a combination of emotional and physical symptoms, causing significant
impairment in home, work, and
social life.
Symptoms generally appear
in the early developmental period and cause significant
impairment in individual and
social functioning.
PLoS Genetics 2013, 9 (6): e1003523 Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterised by
impairments in social interaction and communication, and restricted and repetitive behaviours.
Because cognitive
impairments are often implicated
in declines
in social participation and employment, researchers examined cognitive factors associated with both activity and participation.
Autism spectrum disorders (ASD) are characterized by
impairments in reciprocal
social communication, and repetitive, stereotyped verbal and non-verbal behaviors.
Depression impacts 17 million American adults annually, often contributing to severe
impairments in physical and
social functioning.
She said it was a wonderful opportunity to offer meaningful job and
social inclusion opportunities for people who are blind and vision impaired, while enabling the sighted community to take a walk
in the shoes of someone with vision
impairment.
The definition continues: «Traumatic brain injury applies to open or closed head injuries resulting
in impairments in one or more areas, such as cognition; language; memory; attention; reasoning; abstract thinking; judgment; problem - solving; sensory, perceptual, and motor abilities; psycho -
social behavior; physical functions; information processing; and speech.
Social Security defines disability as being unable «to engage
in any substantial gainful activity (SGA) because of a medically - determinable physical or mental
impairment (s) that is expected to result
in death, or that has lasted or is expected to last for a continuous period of at least 12 months.»
All are welcome to attend and we especially encourage these people to come: people working
in the
social and educational sectors who serve individuals with visual
impairment (VI), those who have family members with VI and the VI community.
«Widespread exposures to toxic chemicals
in our air, water, food, soil, and consumer products can increase the risks for cognitive, behavioral, or
social impairment, as well as specific neurodevelopmental disorders such as autism and attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD).»