Impaired task switching performance in children with dyslexia but not in children with autism

Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology

Volumn 63, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 401-416

  Poljac, Edita ^a,b   Simon, Sanne ^a   Ringlever, Linda ^a   Kalcik, Dinka ^c,d   Groen, Wouter B ^b,e   Buitelaar, Jan K ^b,e   Bekkering, Harold ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c Juvenile Offender Institution Harreveld   (Netherlands)

^d Comprehensive School Harreveld ^*  (Netherlands)

^e RADBOUD UNIVERSITY NIJMEGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognitive control; Dyslexia; Executive functions; Restart cost; Switch cost

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; DYSLEXIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CUES; DYSLEXIA; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77649085201     PISSN: 17470218     EISSN: 17470226     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17470210902990803     Document Type: Article

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