Cognitive flexibility in adults with high functioning autism

Journal of Clinical and Experimental Neuropsychology

Volumn 30, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 33-41

  Bogte, Hans ^a,d   Flamma, Bert ^a   Van Der Meere, Jaap ^b   Van Engeland, Herman ^c  

^a Adhesie GGz ^*  (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d Adhesie Foundation for Mental Health Care Midden Overijssel   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PREFRONTAL CORTEX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME;

ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIAS (EPIDEMIOLOGY); COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PROBABILITY; PROBLEM SOLVING; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 37649004682     PISSN: 13803395     EISSN: 1744411X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13803390601186668     Document Type: Article

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