Symptoms of ADHD in Children with High-Functioning Autism Are Related to Impaired Verbal Working Memory and Verbal Delayed Recall

PLoS ONE

Volumn 8, Issue 5, 2013, Pages

  Andersen, Per Normann ^a,b   Hovik, Kjell Tore ^a,b   Skogli, Erik Winther ^a,b   Egeland, Jens ^b,c   Øie, Merete ^a,b  

^a INNLANDET HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

^c VESTFOLD HOSPITAL TRUST   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARIPIPRAZOLE; METHYLPHENIDATE;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DSM-IV; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; WORD LIST RECALL; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MENTAL RECALL; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 84878067032     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0064842     Document Type: Article

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