Superior fluid intelligence in children with Asperger's disorder

Brain and Cognition

Volumn 66, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 306-310

  Hayashi, Mika ^a   Kato, Motoichiro ^a   Igarashi, Kazue ^b   Kashima, Haruo ^a  

^a KEIO UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b Shirayuri University   (Japan)

Author keywords

Abstract reasoning ability; General fluid intelligence; Raven's progressive matrices test

Indexed keywords

ABSTRACT REASONING ABILITY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAVEN STANDARD PROGRESSIVE MATRICES TEST; SUPERIOR FLUID INTELLIGENCE;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; REFERENCE VALUES; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 39749188236     PISSN: 02782626     EISSN: 10902147     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bandc.2007.09.008     Document Type: Article

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