Brief report: Memory performance on the california verbal learning test - Children's version in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 518-523

  Phelan, Heather L ^a   Filliter, Jillian H ^a   Johnson, Shannon A ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperger; Autism spectrum; California verbal learning test children's version; Learning; Memory; Task support hypothesis

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CALIFORNIA VERBAL LEARNING TEST; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPOTHESIS; LEARNING; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECALL; SCHOOL CHILD; SUPPORT GROUP; TASK PERFORMANCE; TASK SUPPORT HYPOTHESIS; VERBAL MEMORY; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RECALL; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 79956060324     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1069-9     Document Type: Article

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