Brief report: Executive functioning in autism spectrum disorders: A gender comparison of response inhibition

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 352-356

  Lemon, Janine M ^a   Gargaro, Belinda ^a   Enticott, Peter G ^a   Rinehart, Nicole J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Executive function; Gender; Response inhibition; Stop task

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REACTION TIME; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REACTION TIME; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 79956020979     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1039-2     Document Type: Article

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