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postgraduate thesis: Attentional performance of young children with autism spectrum disorders
Title | Attentional performance of young children with autism spectrum disorders |
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Authors | |
Issue Date | 2014 |
Publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) |
Citation | Lo, L. [盧麗雯]. (2014). Attentional performance of young children with autism spectrum disorders. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5394310 |
Abstract | Attentional abnormalities are one of the earliest signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Despite flourishing attention studies in autism, relatively little is known about attentional performance among young children with high-functioning autism (HFA). The present study compared 23 preschool children with HFA and 28 typically-developing children on attention network efficiencies, selective attention to social or non-social information and attention switching, with age, cognitive and language abilities matched or controlled. Compared with typically-developing children, young children with HFA showed comparative attention network efficiencies, slower orienting to face and better attention switching. Alternative explanations for their strength in attention switching are given based on superior focused attention to visual details and hyper-systemizing skills. Implications on future research and practice are discussed. |
Degree | Master of Social Sciences |
Subject | Children with autism spectrum disorders |
Dept/Program | Educational Psychology |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/209693 |
HKU Library Item ID | b5394310 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Lo, Lai-man | - |
dc.contributor.author | 盧麗雯 | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2015-05-12T23:13:44Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2015-05-12T23:13:44Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2014 | - |
dc.identifier.citation | Lo, L. [盧麗雯]. (2014). Attentional performance of young children with autism spectrum disorders. (Thesis). University of Hong Kong, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR. Retrieved from http://dx.doi.org/10.5353/th_b5394310 | - |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/209693 | - |
dc.description.abstract | Attentional abnormalities are one of the earliest signs of Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). Despite flourishing attention studies in autism, relatively little is known about attentional performance among young children with high-functioning autism (HFA). The present study compared 23 preschool children with HFA and 28 typically-developing children on attention network efficiencies, selective attention to social or non-social information and attention switching, with age, cognitive and language abilities matched or controlled. Compared with typically-developing children, young children with HFA showed comparative attention network efficiencies, slower orienting to face and better attention switching. Alternative explanations for their strength in attention switching are given based on superior focused attention to visual details and hyper-systemizing skills. Implications on future research and practice are discussed. | - |
dc.language | eng | - |
dc.publisher | The University of Hong Kong (Pokfulam, Hong Kong) | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | HKU Theses Online (HKUTO) | - |
dc.rights | The author retains all proprietary rights, (such as patent rights) and the right to use in future works. | - |
dc.rights | This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International License. | - |
dc.subject.lcsh | Children with autism spectrum disorders | - |
dc.title | Attentional performance of young children with autism spectrum disorders | - |
dc.type | PG_Thesis | - |
dc.identifier.hkul | b5394310 | - |
dc.description.thesisname | Master of Social Sciences | - |
dc.description.thesislevel | Master | - |
dc.description.thesisdiscipline | Educational Psychology | - |
dc.description.nature | published_or_final_version | - |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.5353/th_b5394310 | - |
dc.identifier.mmsid | 991041111279703414 | - |