Measuring the development of executive control with the Shape School
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There are insufficient validated instruments to measure executive control abilities in preschoolers experiencing developmental and psychiatric disorders. The Shape School is a newly developed measure of executive control that goes some way in addressing the shortage and how far it succeeds in its purpose is examined.
Publication Name: Psychological Assessment
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 1040-3590
Year: 2006
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The factor structure of autistic traits
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A study was made on 226 children, who were psychiatric patients. Their autistic traits were examined on the basis of pervasive developmental disorders, employing cluster and components factor analysis of data, from the Autism Diagnostic Interview-revised and Social Reciprocity scale.
Publication Name: Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry
Subject: Psychology and mental health
ISSN: 0021-9630
Year: 2004
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