Children with high-functioning autism and Asperger's syndrome: Can we differentiate their cognitive profiles?

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 939-948

  Planche, Pascale ^a,b   Lemonnier, Eric ^c  

^a UFR Lettres et Sciences Humaines   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE BRETAGNE OCCIDENTALE   (France)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Cognitive profiles; DSM V; High functioning autism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COORDINATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; GRAPHOMOTOR ABILITY; HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

EID: 84855478279     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.12.009     Document Type: Article

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