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Executive functions in youths with autism spectrum disorder and their unaffected siblings.

Guan-Jye SengWan-Ling TsengYen-Nan ChiuWen-Che TsaiYu-Yu WuSusan Shur-Fen Gau
Published in: Psychological medicine (2020)
Our findings support impaired executive functions in youths with ASD. However, unaffected siblings were mostly unimpaired except in the areas of verbal and spatial working memory, which may be potential cognitive endophenotypes for ASD.
Keyphrases
  • working memory
  • intellectual disability
  • attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
  • autism spectrum disorder
  • transcranial direct current stimulation
  • risk assessment