Executive functioning in children with asperger syndrome, ADHD-combined type, ADHD-predominately inattentive type, and controls

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1017-1027

  Semrud Clikeman, Margaret ^a   Walkowiak, Jenifer ^b   Wilkinson, Alison ^c   Butcher, Brianne ^d  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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

^c CHILDREN S MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^d MIAMI CHILDREN'S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Asperger syndrome; BRIEF; Executive functions

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; COGNITION; DISEASE COURSE; EMOTIONALITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; WORKING MEMORY; CASE CONTROL STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; PSYCHOLOGY; SHORT TERM MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 77956058257     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0951-9     Document Type: Article

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