Size sequencing as a window on executive control in children with autism and Asperger's syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 7, 2008, Pages 1382-1390

  McGonigle Chalmers, Margaret ^a   Bodner, Kimberly ^a,b   Fox Pitt, Alicia ^a   Nicholson, Laura ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

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

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism; Executive functioning; Sequencing; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SERIAL LEARNING; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 48149106359     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0396-y     Document Type: Article

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