Exploring the cognitive features in children with autism spectrum disorder, their co-twins, and typically developing children within a population-based sample

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2015, Pages 893-902

  Brunsdon, Victoria E A ^a   Colvert, Emma ^a   Ames, Catherine ^b   Garnett, Tracy ^b   Gillan, Nicola ^b   Hallett, Victoria ^c   Lietz, Stephanie ^a   Woodhouse, Emma ^a   Bolton, Patrick ^a   Happé, Francesca ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

^b SOUTH LONDON AND MAUDSLEY NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; cognition; executive function; theory of mind; weak central coherence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPLICATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; THEORY OF MIND; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; THEORY OF MIND; TWINS;

EID: 84936882955     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12362     Document Type: Article

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