Asperger syndrome and "non-verbal learning problems" in a longitudinal perspective: Neuropsychological and social adaptive outcome in early adult life

Psychiatry Research

Volumn 210, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 553-558

  Hagberg, Bibbi S ^a   Nydén, Agneta ^a   Cederlund, Mats ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

AS; Global functioning; Neurocognitive function; NLD; Social adaption

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DYSFUNCTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NON VERBAL LEARNING DISABILITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; COMPLICATION; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LEARNING DISORDERS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84886951307     PISSN: 01651781     EISSN: 18727123     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.psychres.2013.06.006     Document Type: Article

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