Gillberg Neuropsychiatry Centre (GNC) on LinkedIn: #asd #languagedisorder #phonology #preschool #speech #sound (2024)

New study just published by David Eberhard, Christopher Gillberg & Eva Billstedt. https://lnkd.in/eqyUF9CVStudies of cognitive functioning in patients with attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have often used healthy comparison groups. The present study examines cognitive profiles, including general intellectual and executive functions, in a young adult psychiatric outpatient clientele with ADHD and evaluates whether their cognitive profiles can help differentiate them from patients with non-ADHD-associated psychiatric disorders. Methods: The study group comprised 141 young adult psychiatric patients (age range 18-25 years) of whom 78 had ADHD. Comprehensive neuropsychological assessment included the Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, 4th version and subtests from Delis-Kaplan Executive Function System. Clinical psychiatric assessments and diagnostic evaluation were performed. Results: The ADHD group (including all subtypes) had significantly lower verbal comprehension and full-scale intelligence quotient than the non-ADHD group. Tests measuring working memory or executive function did not separate those with and without ADHD. Conclusion: The results of our study suggest that, except for the need to establish overall cognitive performance level, the clinical implication of testing is small if the purpose is to "rule out" an ADHD diagnosis.#ADHD #cognition #adults #psychiatry #wais

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DEBATT: Vår studie visar att det är vanligare med negativa utfall hos unga vuxna utan gymnasieutbildning. Det talar för att fler behöver tillåtas delta i praktisk gymnasieutbildning och inte uteslu*tas på grund av för högt ställda teoretiska betygkravhttps://lnkd.in/eiJ_D8qn

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📰 New research on PTSD and autism by researchers Johan Agebjörn Christopher Gillberg, Jonas Eberhard, Eva Billstedt and Johan Nyrenius.Link: https://lnkd.in/eMhAwexyPurpose: Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) occurs in 1-1.5% of the general population and possibly in up to 20% of psychiatric outpatients. Post Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) occurs at some point in life in 4% of the general population and in 14-20% of psychiatric outpatients. Knowledge about how PTSD manifests in people with ASD is important in order for it to be correctly diagnosed and intervened for.Methods: This study investigated the relationship between PTSD and autism among adult psychiatric outpatients (N = 90) of whom 63 had ASD or subthreshold ASD based on DSM-5 criteria. The study group was subjected to in-depth psychiatric assessments using validated instruments. Diagnosis of PTSD was made based on the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview (MINI).Results: There was a trend towards PTSD being more common among participants with ASD compared to participants without ASD, although significant differences could not be shown in this small sample. 21% of the ASD group had current PTSD, compared to 4% of the study group without ASD. There were no differences between the groups regarding exposure to trauma. There was a trend towards a relationship between number of autism symptoms and hyperarousal symptoms in PTSD. Conversely, the PTSD symptom of irritability/outbursts of anger, was significantly associated with number of autism symptoms.Conclusions: A subgroup of psychiatric outpatients with ASD also suffer from PTSD. Hyperarousal symptoms are possibly more prevalent in the presentation of PTSD in individuals/patients with ASD compared to those without ASD.#ptsd #autism #adults #psychiatry

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🎙 Christopher Gillberg deltar i en sju delar lång podcast för Skolverket.#podd #ESSENCE #barn #autism #adhd

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Parallellt med en kraftig ökning av antalet adhd- och autismdiagnoser ser vi nu en växande grupp som vill bli av med tidigare ställda sådana. Ofta var det inget de ville ha, och nu begränsar det deras liv. Stöd och insatser behövs. Men diagnoserna ska vara förbehållna de individer som har störst funktionsnedsättning, skriver åtta forskare på området.#autism #ADHD #diagnoser #psykiatri

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GREAT NEWS: Professor Christopher Gillberg is awarded the Arvid Carlsson Foundation's prize for his research in the field of ESSENCE.Congratulations to Professor Gillberg!

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Introducing the 2nd of our 7 research programmes at the GNC "Educational research and ESSENCE" led by GNCs Gunilla Westman Andersson and Jakob Åsberg Johnels.Schooling and learning are central to the development of the individual and the society. In the research group Educational research and ESSENCE, we study conditions for learning in people with neurodevelopmental disabilitiesFind out about the studies we have conducted and ongoing studies.På Svenska https://lnkd.in/ePyMPWMv#education #pedagogy #ndd #ADHD #autism #children #teachers

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Lead author Maria Marinopoulou investigates whether the Wechsler intelligence scales predict academic achievement in children with ADHD or autism? A systematic review and meta-analysis.https://lnkd.in/eeKWJz9v#adhd #autism #wechsler

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Introducing 1 out of 7 of our research programmes at the GNC "The neurophysiology of ESSENCE" led by GNCs Jakob Åsberg Johnels and Nouchine Hadjikhani.The different neurodevelopmental conditions that constitute ESSENCE affect brain functioning, and our research program uses different tools with the aim of objectively measuring the differences that may be present between ESSENCE individuals and typically developing ones.https://lnkd.in/e4pKea82Find out about the studies we have conducted and ongoing studies.På Svenska https://lnkd.in/eB8vjkHG#brain #neurophysiology

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