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ERIC Number: EJ595758
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1999
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Reference Count: 0
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ISSN: ISSN-0009-3920
Executive Functions in Young Children with Autism.
Griffith, Elizabeth M.; Pennington, Bruce F.; Wehner, Elizabeth A.; Rogers, Sally J.
Child Development, v70 n4 p817-32 Jul-Aug 1999
Two studies compared executive function performance of preschoolers with autism and control group matched on age, verbal ability, and nonverbal ability. Study 1 found no group differences on eight tasks. Autistic children initiated fewer joint attention and social interaction behaviors. Followup with subset of Study 1 children found that neither group's Spatial Reversal performance changed significantly over a year. (Author/KB)
Descriptors: Autism, Cognitive Development, Comparative Analysis, Followup Studies, Interpersonal Relationship, Longitudinal Studies, Preschool Children, Preschool Education, Theories
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Executive Function (Cognition)