期刊名称：Journal of Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
电子版ISSN：0973-1342
出版年度：2016
卷号：12
期号：2
页码：162-199
出版社：Indian Association for Child and Adolescent Mental Health
摘要：Autism is a developmental disorder that is biological in origin with a behavioural definition. Numerous neuropsychological theories have been suggested to explain the triad of impairments in autism. In this paper we have discussed the neuropsychology of autism with emphasis on the three frequently researched cognitive theories related to the impairments in Theory of Mind, Executive Function skills and Central Coherence. Each of the theories explains some aspects of the disorder but it is in combination that their explanatory power seems to increase. Focus of future research needs to be on the interactions between these neuropsychological deficits.
关键词：autism; theory of mind; executive dysfunction; weak central coherence; ; neuropsychology
