Real-life–type Problem Solving in Tourette Syndrome

Channon, Shelley; Crawford, Sarah; Vakili, Kian; Robertson, Mary M.

doi:10.1097/00146965-200303000-00002

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“…Channon, Sinclair, Waller, Healey, & Robertson (2004) compared the performance of adults with TS alone with that of age-matched controls on a variety of cognitive tasks including those testing inhibition (Hayling test), set-switching, and multitasking. Results indicating that the TS group made significantly more errors on the Hayling test of inhibition but not on other tests of executive functioning suggest the presence of a relatively circumscribed inhibitory deficit, consistent with other reported increases in errors among TS patients on the Hayling Test but not on other tests of executive function (Channon, Crawford, Vakili, & Robertson, 2003;Channon, Pratt, & Robertson, 2003).…”

Section: Cognitive Regulation In Tssupporting

confidence: 84%

Inhibitory deficits in tourette's syndrome

Stern

Blair

Peterson

2007

Developmental Psychobiology

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A developmental approach to the study of psychopathology can broaden understanding of a wide variety of complex psychological disorders. This article reviews research on Tourette's syndrome (TS), a developmental disorder characterized by unwanted motor and vocal tics. Over the past decade, knowledge of the neurobiology and pathophysiology of TS has progressed rapidly. The application of brain imaging techniques, primarily magnetic resonance imaging, to the study of Tourette's has increased knowledge of structural and functional deficits in brain areas associated with behavioral and psychological disturbances in the disorder. By reviewing some of this work, we will describe one way in which knowledge of brain function in TS has both informed and been informed by a developmental science approach. In particular, we will consider the extent to which the cognitive and emotional development of persons with TS may be affected by specific neurobiological characteristics of the disorder.

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Section: Cognitive Regulation In Tssupporting

confidence: 84%

Inhibitory deficits in tourette's syndrome

Stern

Blair

Peterson

2007

Developmental Psychobiology

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“…Studies exploring social problem-solving skills in individuals with HFASD have found that when presented with social problem scenarios, participants with HFASD demonstrate poorer memory for the details of the scenario, generate less effective and less detailed solutions, and have more difficulty making judgments on the appropriateness of solutions compared to matched controls (Channon, Charman, Heap, Crawford, & Rios, 2001;Goddard, Howlin, Dritschel, & Patel, 2007). Despite these findings, and the well-documented association between social problem-solving deficits and depression, the extent to which these deficiencies could account for some of the increased vulnerability to depressive episodes in individuals with HFASD has yet to be thoroughly examined.…”

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confidence: 99%

Modeling the impact of social problem-solving deficits on depressive vulnerability in the broader autism phenotype

Jackson

Dritschel

2016

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

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The social communication and interaction deficits associated with the autism phenotype can have serious emotional consequences for individuals on the autism spectrum. This can be particularly true during young-adulthood, a period of increased social demands and expectations. The current study investigated the specific role of social problem-solving deficits as a mediator in the relationship between autism phenotype severity and depressive symptomology in young-adults.A sample of 230 university students (48% male) ranging in age from [18][19][20][21][22][23][24][25][26][27][28][29][30] SD=2.48) were assessed on autism phenotype expression (Autism-Spectrum Quotient), social problemsolving ability (Social Problem-Solving Inventory, Revised) and depressive symptomology (Beck's Depression Inventory). Results indicated that deficient social problem-solving skills account for a significant portion of the depressive symptomology associated with increased autism phenotype expression. Path model analysis output suggested that increased expression of the social components of the autism phenotype are associated with both ineffective social problem-solving styles and attitudes, while increased detail orientation discourages the use of an impulsive problem-solving style. The findings of this investigation provide preliminary evidence suggesting that programs designed to improve social problem-solving skills could be beneficial in the reduction of depressive vulnerability for young-adults on the autism spectrum.

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“…Problem solving is thought to be associated with the ability to think abstractly [22]. Persons with ASD are repeatedly shown to have problems in problem solving [23,24]. Thereby they seem to suffer from difficulties in recognizing pertinent facts as well as in generating and selecting solutions [23].…”

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confidence: 99%

Asperger syndrome and partnership

Roy¹,

Dillo²

2017

J Autism

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Background: Asperger Syndrome (AS) is a kind of an Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), which is characterized by patterns of repetitive behavior, special interests and difficulties in social interaction. Especially due to the impairment in social interaction, partnerships with their special demands for social competence seems to be a challenge for individuals with AS. But data about working of such partnerships are rare. Therefore it was aim of this study to find out how these partnerships function and in which areas problems maybe occur. Subjects and methods: 12 adults with an AS (8 female, 4 male adults) and their partners (11 heterosexual partnerships, one female homosexual partnership, average age 40.4 years) were asked about their partnerships via the two questionnaires "Fragebogen zur Einschätzung von Partnerschaft und Familie" (EPF) and "Partnerschaftsfragebogen" (PFB). T-scores were computed and interpreted. Results: Highest T-Scores, indicating problematic areas, were found in the scales of affective communication, problem-solving communication and quarreling. Ratings of global happiness showed participants to be between >rather happy< and >happy<. There were no significant rating differences between individuals with AS and their partners. Conclusions: Problematic areas of partnerships in individuals with AS especially occur in the section of communication, not surprisingly, as it is one of their difficult fields. Nevertheless, at large it can be concluded that partnerships in individuals with AS seem to work.

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Real-life–type Problem Solving in Tourette Syndrome

Cited by 82 publications

References 31 publications

Inhibitory deficits in tourette's syndrome

Inhibitory deficits in tourette's syndrome

Modeling the impact of social problem-solving deficits on depressive vulnerability in the broader autism phenotype

Asperger syndrome and partnership

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