Central coherence and cognitive shifting in relation to social improvement in high-functioning young adults with autism

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 25, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 502-511

  Berger, Hans J C ^a,c   Aerts, Francisca H T M ^b   Van Spaendonck, Karel P M ^a   Cools, Alexander R ^a   Teunisse, Jan Pieter ^a,b  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

^b University Medical Centre Nijmegen ^*  (Netherlands)

^c RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL CONTROL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL STATUS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; CONCEPT FORMATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ENVIRONMENT; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERNAL-EXTERNAL CONTROL; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERCEPTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 0038528304     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1076/jcen.25.4.502.13870     Document Type: Article

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