Childhood inattention and hyperactivity symptoms self-reported by adults with asperger syndrome

Psychopathology

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 49-54

  Tani, Pekka ^a,b,d   Lindberg, Nina ^a,b   Appelberg, Björn ^a   Nieminen Von Wendt, Taina ^c   Von Wendt, Lennart ^c   Porkka Heiskanen, Tarja ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^c HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^d BIOMEDICUM HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Utah Rating Scale for ADHD

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RATING SCALE; SELF REPORT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERSONALITY INVENTORY; PSYCHOMETRICS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STATISTICS;

EID: 29044445691     PISSN: 02544962     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000089910     Document Type: Article

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