Eye-direction detection: A dissociation between geometric and joint attention skills in autism

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 77-95

  Leekam, Susan ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^b   Perrett, Dave ^b   Milders, Maarten ^b   Brown, Sarah ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENT   (United Kingdom)

^b NONE

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EID: 0009763206     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.2044-835x.1997.tb00726.x     Document Type: Article

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