Set-shifting in children with autism spectrum disorders: Reversal shifting deficits on the intradimensional/extradimensional Shift Test correlate with repetitive behaviors

Autism

Volumn 13, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 523-538

  Yerys, Benjamin E ^a   Wallace, Gregory L ^b   Harrison, Bryan ^a   Celano, Mark J ^b   Giedd, Jay N ^b   Kenworthy, Lauren E ^a  

^a CHILDREN'S NATIONAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Autism; ID ED shift task; Set shifting

Indexed keywords

ATOMOXETINE; METHYLPHENIDATE; MIRTAZAPINE; SERTRALINE;

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ANALYTICAL ERROR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SET (PSYCHOLOGY); STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 70349481790     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309335716     Document Type: Article

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