Autism as a disorder of complex information processing

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 129-136

  Minshew, Nancy J ^a   Goldstein, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognitive profiles; Information processing; Neurobehavioral models

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW;

EID: 0031903172     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2779(1998)4:2<129::AID-MRDD10>3.0.CO;2-X     Document Type: Review

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