Age-related differences in cognition across the adult lifespan in autism spectrum disorder

Autism Research

Volumn 9, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 666-676

  Lever, Anne G ^a   Geurts, Hilde M ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

^b Dr Leo Kannerhuis   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aging; autism spectrum disorder; cognition; generativity; memory; neuropsychology; older adults; theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LIFESPAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEMORY CONSOLIDATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTIC MEMORY; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND; VERBAL MEMORY; VISUAL MEMORY;

EID: 84974806656     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1545     Document Type: Article

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