Real world executive control impairments in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 1967-1975

  Smithson, Pontea Etemad ^a   Kenworthy, Lauren ^a,b   Wills, Meagan C ^b   Jarrett, Marian ^a   Atmore, Kathleen ^a,b   Yerys, Benjamin E ^a,b,c  

^a GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^c CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognitive control; Executive control; Flexibility; Preschool

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR RATING INVENTORY OF EXECUTIVE FUNCTION PRESCHOOL VERSION SCORE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONALITY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SCHOOL CHILD; STANDARDIZATION; WORKING MEMORY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84880302551     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1747-x     Document Type: Article

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