Similarities and differences between children and adolescents with autism spectrum disorder and those with obsessive compulsive disorder: Executive functioning and repetitive behaviour

Autism

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 43-57

  Zandt, Fiona ^a   Prior, Margot ^b   Kyrios, Michael ^c  

^a ROYAL CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^c SWINBURNE UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Executive function; Obsessive compulsive disorder; Repetitive behaviour

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; BRIEF PSYCHIATRIC RATING SCALE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; OBSESSIVE COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER; PROBLEM SOLVING; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 59649101388     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361308097120     Document Type: Article

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