Gender Profiles of Behavioral Attention in Children With Autism Spectrum Disorder

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 20, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 627-635

  May, Tamara ^a   Cornish, Kim ^a   Rinehart, Nicole J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

ADHD; autism spectrum disorders; females; gender; girls

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPULSIVENESS; MALE; PARENT; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; MALE; PARENTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84974622050     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054712455502     Document Type: Article

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