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Towards a cognitive phenotype for autism: increased prevalence of executive dysfunction and superior spatial span amongst siblings of children with autism.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Jul 1999
Hughes C, Plumet M H, Leboyer M
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Two studies were conducted to examine executive function skills in siblings of children with autism. In Study 1, four computerised tasks (three executive tasks: the ID/ED set-shifting task; a spatial working memory task; and the Tower of London planning task; and a control spatial span task) from...
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