Evaluation of executive functioning in people with intellectual disabilities

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 366-379

  Willner, P ^a,b   Bailey, R ^a   Parry, R ^a   Dymond, S ^b  

^a ABERTAWE BRO MORGANNWG UNIVERSITY HEALTH BOARD   (United Kingdom)

^b SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural Assessment of the Dysexecutive Syndrome; Cambridge Executive Functioning Assessment; Executive functioning; Intellectual disability; IQ; Receptive language ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOURAL ASSESSMENT OF THE DYSEXECUTIVE SYNDROME; CAMBRIDGE EXECUTIVE FUNCTIONING ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; SCORING SYSTEM; WORKING MEMORY;

ADULT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77952538818     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01249.x     Document Type: Article

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