Autistic artists give clues to cognition

Perception

Volumn 26, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 93-96

  Snyder, Allan W ^a   Thomas, Mandy ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMAN; PAINTING; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; HUMANS; PAINTINGS;

EID: 0030629167     PISSN: 03010066     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1068/p260093     Document Type: Article

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