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Academic Achievement Of Children And Adolescents With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder With In-Depth Focus On Written Expression, Heather M. Brown

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The goal of this research was to identify areas of strength and need in the academic abilities of students with high functioning autism spectrum disorder (HFASD).

Three studies were undertaken: 1) six meta-analyses investigated whether nonverbal IQ was in accordance with academic achievement scores in the areas of reading, writing, and math for students with HFASD; 2) the narrative writing skills of students with HFASD were examined in order to describe the ways their writing may differ from their typically developing (TD) peers; and 3) the persuasive writing of students with HFASD was examined to determine whether their texts resembled …

Prognosis And Movement Patterns In Patients After Rotator Cuff Repair, Jayaprakash Raman

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Rotator cuff repairs are done in patients who failed to achieve functional improvement with conservative management for rotator cuff tears. This thesis focuses on prognostic factors that predict outcomes after rotator cuff repair (RCR) and change in functional range of motion (ROM) and muscle endurance before and after RCR. A meta-analysis was performed to statistically analyze all available evidence in the literature concerning prognostic factors that determine outcome after RCR. Based on this study, several factors were identified that had significant and moderate effects on outcomes after RCR. Two prospective studies were conducted to analyze change in functional ROM and …