High-Functioning ASD. Really? Socio-Demographic, behavioral and neurocognitive predictors of adaptive functioning, quality of life and internalizing-externalizing problems. KU Leuven
Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) are characterized by impairments in social interaction and social communication, combined with restricted, repetitive behavior patterns and interests. Underlying these behavioral problems, neurocognitive theories of ASD have focused on 1) local and global processing, 2) social cognition, and 3) executive functioning. The spectrum is characterized by a considerable amount of intra- and inter-individual ...