Specific and general autobiographical knowledge in adults with autism spectrum disorders: The role of personal goals

Memory

Volumn 17, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 557-576

  Crane, Laura ^a   Goddard, Lorna ^a   Pring, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Autobiographical memory; Executive function; Goals; Self

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATIVE MEMORY; AUTISM; AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL MEMORY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDER; MENTAL FUNCTION; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELF CONCEPT;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CUES; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; MOTIVATION; SELF CONCEPT; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICS AS TOPIC; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68349157605     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658210902960211     Document Type: Article

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