Flexibility in young people with autism spectrum disorders on a card sort task

Autism

Volumn 17, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 162-171

  Reed, Phil ^a   Watts, Helen ^a   Truzoli, Roberto ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

Author keywords

behavioural flexibility; discrimination learning; low functioning autism; stereotyped behaviours

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84875261155     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311409599     Document Type: Article

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