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...
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