The role of attention in the academic attainment of children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 9, 2013, Pages 2147-2158

  May, Tamara ^a   Rinehart, Nicole ^a   Wilding, John ^b   Cornish, Kim ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Academic; Attention switching; Autism spectrum disorder; Mathematics; Reading; Sustained attention

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MENTAL CAPACITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VISUAL DISCRIMINATION;

ACHIEVEMENT; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MATHEMATICS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING;

EID: 84883156717     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1766-2     Document Type: Article

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