The interplay of language on executive functions in children with ASD

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 494-501

  Akbar, Maysa ^a   Loomis, Rebecca ^a   Paul, Rhea ^b  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SACRED HEART UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Executive functioning; Language; Mediating effect; Working Memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DELIS KAPLAN EXECUTIVE FUNCTION SYSTEM; DEVELOPMENTAL NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL ASSESSMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION DEFICIT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROLOGIC EXAMINATION; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TEACHER; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 84871908911     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2012.09.001     Document Type: Article

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