Counting abilities in autism: Possible implications for central coherence theory

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-37

  Jarrold, Christopher ^a   Russell, James ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CALCULATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 0031033232     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1025817121137     Document Type: Article

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