Executive function deficits in autism spectrum disorders and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder: Examining profiles across domains and ages

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 25-39

  Happé, Francesca ^a   Booth, Rhonda ^a   Charlton, Rebecca ^b   Hughes, Claire ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b ST GEORGE'S UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorders; Development; Executive function; Flexibility; Inhibition; Planning

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEASUREMENT; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MENTAL TASK; MONITORING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PARENT; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEACHER;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FACULTY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSERVER VARIATION; PARENTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33646511092     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2006.03.004     Document Type: Article

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