Journal Alert: NEUROPSYCHOLOGY
Conclusions: Injury characteristics predict PCS
> in the first months following mild TBI but show a decreasing
> contribution over time. In contrast, noninjury factors are more
> consistently related to persistent PCS.
>
> ========================================================================
>
>
> *Pages: 13-18 (Article)
> *View Full Record: http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcAuth=Alerting&SrcApp=Alerting&DestApp=CCC&DestLinkType=FullRecord;KeyUT=CCC:000313757200002
> *Order Full Text [ ]
>
> Title:
> Impairments in Real-World Executive Function Increase From Childhood to Adolescence in Autism Spectrum Disorders
>
> Authors:
> Rosenthal, M; Wallace, GL; Lawson, R; Wills, MC; Dixon, E; Yerys, BE;
> Kenworthy, L
>
> Source:
> *NEUROPSYCHOLOGY*, 27 (1):13-18; JAN 2013
>
> Abstract:
> Objective: Although several studies have investigated developmental
> trajectories of executive functioning (EF) in individuals with autism
> spectrum disorders (ASD) using lab-based tasks, no study to date has
> directly measured how EF skills in everyday settings vary at different
> ages. The current study seeks to extend prior work by evaluating
> age-related differences in parent-reported EF problems during childhood
> and adolescence in a large cross-sectional cohort of children with ASD.
> Method: Children (N = 185) with an ASD without intellect...
Source: Intelligent Insights on Intelligence Theories and Tests (aka IQ's Corner) - Category: Neurologists Source Type: blogs
More News: ADHD | Alzheimer's | Autism | Brain | Child Development | Children | Dementia | Disability | Dyslexia | Environmental Health | Genetics | Health | Hyperactivity | Learning | Legislation | Men | Neurologists | Neurology | Nutrition | Orthopaedics | Parkinson's Disease | Pathology | Psychiatry | Psychology | Schizophrenia | Speech and Language Disorders | Statistics | Study | Tourette Syndrome | Training | Universities & Medical Training