Conceptualising compensation in neurodevelopmental disorders: Reflections from autism spectrum disorder

Neuroscience and Biobehavioral Reviews

Volumn 80, Issue , 2017, Pages 729-742

  Livingston, Lucy Anne ^a   Happé, Francesca ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptation; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Behavioural phenotype; Camouflaging; Cognitive phenotype; Compensation; Compensatory mechanisms; Executive function; Female presentation; Good outcome; Late diagnosis; Neurodevelopmental disorders; Remediation; Theory of mind; Unaffected siblings; Under diagnosis

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; COGNITION; COMPENSATION (PSYCHOLOGY); DYSLEXIA; ENVIRONMENT; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MENTAL DISEASE; NERVE CELL; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGY; REVIEW; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY OF MIND; CONCEPT FORMATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

CONCEPT FORMATION; HUMANS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; NEURODEVELOPMENTAL DISORDERS;

EID: 85027716085     PISSN: 01497634     EISSN: 18737528     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.neubiorev.2017.06.005     Document Type: Review

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