Behavior |
Pervasive hyperactivity and impulsivity (Bregman et al., 1988; Baumgardner et al., 1995; Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Stereotyped behavior, self injury, perseverative preoccupations, and interest (Bregman et al., 1988) |
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Poor fine and gross motor coordination (Loesch et al., 2003) |
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Delayed socialization and avoidance (Budimirovic et al., 2006) |
Social cognition |
Gaze aversion (Bregman et al., 1988; Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Impaired face recognition and emotion perception (Turk and Cornish, 1998) |
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Theory of mind (Garner et al., 1999) |
Language |
Delayed echolalia (Bregman et al., 1988; Cornish et al., 2005; Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Idiosyncratic responses (Bregman et al., 1988) |
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Abnormalities in intonation and rhythm (Bregman et al., 1988) |
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Verbal perseveration (Bregman et al., 1988; Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Cluttering of speech (Cornish et al., 2005) |
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Tangential language (Sudhalter and Belser, 2001) |
Executive functions |
Working memory (Cornish et al., 2005, 2008; Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Planning and set shifting (Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Deficits in attentional control (Bregman et al., 1988; Cornish et al., 2005) |
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Inhibition (Cornish et al., 2005) |
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Sequential processing (Loesch et al., 2003) |
Emotional stability |
Anxiety disorders (Bregman et al., 1988; Cornish et al., 2005; Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Social avoidance (Cornish et al., 2005; Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Aggression (Schneider et al., 2009) |
Visual-spatial cognition |
Impairments in visual-spatial reasoning (Cornish et al., 2008; Schneider et al., 2009) |
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Object occlusion (Farzin and Rivera, 2010) Arithmetic problems (Loesch et al., 2003) |
Hyperarousal |
Hyperarousal to sensory stimuli (Schneider et al., 2009) |