Memory profiles in children with mild intellectual disabilities: Strengths and weaknesses

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 30, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 1237-1247

  Van der Molen, Mariët J ^a,b   Van Luit, Johannes E H ^a   Jongmans, Marian J ^a,c   Van der Molen, Maurits W ^d  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b 's Heeren Loo Lozenoord   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Behavioral problems; Cognitive profiles; Mild mental retardation; Special education; Working memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL CAPACITY; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; COGNITION; EDUCATION, SPECIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL DISORDERS; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 69249208665     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2009.04.005     Document Type: Article

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