Executive function in MCDD and PDD-NOS: A study of inhibitory control, attention regulation and behavioral adaptivity

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1356-1366

  Van Rijn, Sophie ^a   De Sonneville, Leo ^a   Lahuis, Bertine ^b,c   Pieterse, Jolijn ^a   Van Engeland, Herman ^c   Swaab, Hanna ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

ANT; Executive function; MCDD; PDD; Psychosis; Risk factors; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ALERTNESS; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR CONTROL; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MULTIPLE COMPLEX DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; AUTISM; CLASSIFICATION; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84878744324     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1688-4     Document Type: Article

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