Spatial working memory deficits in autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 605-612

  Steele, Shelly D ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^b   Luna, Beatriz ^c   Sweeney, John A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

CANTAB; Cognition; Executive function; Frontal lobes; High functioning autism; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AMNESIA; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COLOR PERCEPTION; FEMALE; FRONTAL LOBE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; STATISTICS;

EID: 34147117735     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0202-2     Document Type: Article

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