Neuropsychological functioning of an Asperger child with exceptional skill in arranging picture stories

Neurocase

Volumn 17, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 353-359

  Conson, Massimiliano ^a   Salzano, Sara ^a   Grossi, Dario ^a  

^a SECOND UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES   (Italy)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Constructional abilities; Neuropsychology; Savantism; Weak central coherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CASE REPORT; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMPULSION; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ELECTROENCEPHALOGRAM; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MASTURBATION; NEUROIMAGING; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL MEMORY; VISION; VISUAL MEMORY; WESCHLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE FOR CHILDREN REVISED; WORKING MEMORY;

APTITUDE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 79960740192     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: 14653656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554794.2010.509325     Document Type: Article

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