Executive functions in intellectual disability syndromes

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Chapter 7 - Executive functions in intellectual disability syndromes

from Section II - Executive Dysfunction in the Neurodevelopmental and Acquired Disorders

Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 October 2012

Kelly Janke and

Bonnie Klein-Tasman

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Scott J. Hunter and

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University of Chicago
Elizabeth P. Sparrow: Affiliation:
Sparrow Neuropsychology

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Information: Executive Function and Dysfunction
Identification, Assessment and Treatment
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