Failure is not an option: Risk-taking is moderated by anxiety and also by cognitive ability in children and adolescents diagnosed with an autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 55-65

  South, Mikle ^a   Dana, Julianne ^a   White, Sarah E ^a   Crowley, Michael J ^b  

^a BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Amygdala; Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorders; Decision making; Orbitofrontal cortex; Risk taking

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MEDICAL DECISION MAKING; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; REACTION TIME; RISK-TAKING;

EID: 78751650415     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1021-z     Document Type: Article

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