Psychological and neurobehavioral comparisons of children with Asperger's disorder versus high-functioning autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 847-854

  Thede, Linda L ^a,b   Coolidge, Frederick L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

^b ROSALIND FRANKLIN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND SCIENCE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Autism; Coolidge personality and neuropsychological inventory; Executive functions deficits scale; High functioning autism; Personality disorders

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERSONALITY; PERSONALITY TEST; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PERSONALITY DISORDERS; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; REGISTRIES;

EID: 34249061511     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0212-0     Document Type: Article

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