Visuospatial skills and executive functions in autism: Implications for the neuropsychological assessment of pre-school children;Aptitudes visuo-spatiales et fonctions exécutives dans l'autisme: Implications pour l'évaluation neuropsychologique des enfants d'âge préscolaire

ANAE - Approche Neuropsychologique des Apprentissages chez l'Enfant

Volumn 15, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 75-82

  Gillet, P ^a   Fiameury, L ^a   Lenoir, P ^a   Sauvage, D ^a  

^a CHU BRETONNEAU   (France)

Author keywords

Autism; Childhood; Executive functions; Neuropsychological assessment; Prefrontal lobe

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUOMOTOR COORDINATION;

EID: 1642528927     PISSN: 0999792X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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