Brief report: The use of WAIS-III in adults with HFA and Asperger syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 782-787

  Spek, Antoinette A ^a   Scholte, Evert M ^b   Van Berckelaer Onnes, Ina A ^b  

^a GGzE Foundation for Mental Health Care Eindhoven en de Kempen   (Netherlands)

^b LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; High functioning autism; Intelligence; Processing speed; WAIS III

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 41049100103     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0446-5     Document Type: Article

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