Formal thought disorder and the autism spectrum: Relationship with symptoms, executive control, and anxiety

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1474-1484

  Solomon, Marjorie ^a,b   Ozonoff, Sally ^a,b   Carter, Cameron ^a   Caplan, Rochelle ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorders; Executive functions; Schizophrenia; Thought disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COLOR VISION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LEARNING; MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COLOR PERCEPTION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; CUES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; REVERSAL LEARNING; SCHIZOPHRENIA; SCHIZOPHRENIC PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; THINKING; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 54749157140     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0526-6     Document Type: Article

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