Investigating the efficacy of an attention training programme in children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 413-422

  Kerns, Kimberly A ^a   MacSween, Jennifer ^a   Vander Wekken, Shelly ^a   Gruppuso, Vincenza ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

attention training; cognitive remediation; FASD; metacognitive strategies; process specific intervention

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTERIZED PROGRESSIVE ATTENTION TRAINING PROGRAM; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; MATHEMATICS; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SPATIAL MEMORY; THERAPY EFFECT; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DISABILITY EVALUATION; DISABLED CHILDREN; FEMALE; FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME; HUMANS; INTERVENTION STUDIES; MALE; PREGNANCY; PSYCHOMETRICS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 78449271447     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2010.511421     Document Type: Article

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