Executive dysfunction in autism☆
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Executive dysfunction in autism.
"Executive function" is an umbrella term for functions such as planning, working memory, impulse control, inhibition and mental flexibility, as well as for the initiation and monitoring of action. The primacy of executive dysfunction in autism is a topic of much debate, as are recent attempts to examine subtypes of executive function within autism and other neurodevelopmental disorders that are...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Trends in Cognitive Sciences
سال: 2004
ISSN: 1364-6613
DOI: 10.1016/j.tics.2003.11.003