Elderly with autism: Executive functions and memory

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 665-675

  Geurts, Hilde M ^a   Vissers, Marlies E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Cognitive Science Center Amsterdam ^*  (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aging; ASD; Autism; Cognition; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FLUENCY DISORDER; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84863815647     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1291-0     Document Type: Article

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