Executive function and attention profiles in preschool and elementary school children with autism spectrum disorders or ADHD

International Journal of Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 60, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 144-154

  Sinzig, Judith ^a,b   Vinzelberg, Isabella ^b   Evers, Dagmar ^a,c   Lehmkuhl, Gerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^b Abteilung fr Suchterkrankungen und Psychotherapie LVR Klinik Bonn   (Germany)

^c LVR Klinik Viersen   (Germany)

Author keywords

ADHD; Attention; Autism; Executive functions; Neuropsychology; Preschool age

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AMSTERDAM NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TASK; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; KIDDIE-SADS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIMARY SCHOOL; RESPONSE TIME; SOCIAL PROBLEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; THINKING;

EID: 84904626769     PISSN: 20473869     EISSN: 20473877     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/2047387714Y.0000000040     Document Type: Article

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