Advantages of the multiple case series approach to the study of cognitive deficits in autism spectrum disorder

Neuropsychologia

Volumn 47, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2981-2988

  Towgood, Karren J ^a   Meuwese, Julia D I ^a   Gilbert, Sam J ^a   Turner, Martha S ^a   Burgess, Paul W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger; Functional re organisation; Neuropsychology; Variability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CASE STUDY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PERCEPTION; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS;

EID: 70249120994     PISSN: 00283932     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neuropsychologia.2009.06.028     Document Type: Article

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