Comparison among children with children with autism spectrum disorder, nonverbal learning disorder and typically developing children on measures of executive functioning

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 331-342

  Semrud Clikeman, Margaret ^a   Fine, Jodene Goldenring ^b   Bledsoe, Jesse ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c SEATTLE CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Cognitive flexibility; Executive function; High functioning autism; Nonverbal learning disability; Visual sequencing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL LEARNING DISORDER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; RECOGNITION; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84899100194     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1871-2     Document Type: Article

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