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Executive Functions in Autism Spectrum Disorder

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Cognitive functioning and differences in cognitive functioning between persons with Autism relative to typically developing persons will be the focus of this chapter. There is a massive literature on how these cognitive styles are assessed. This topic along with a description of differences and similarities of executive function from persons in the general population compared to persons with Autism will be discussed.

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McCrimmon, A.W., Matchullis, R.L., Altomare, A.A., Smith-Demers, A.D. (2016). Executive Functions in Autism Spectrum Disorder. In: Matson, J.L. (eds) Handbook of Assessment and Diagnosis of Autism Spectrum Disorder. Autism and Child Psychopathology Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-27171-2_21

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