Recognition of faux pas by normally developing children and children with asperger syndrome or high-functioning autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 29, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 407-418

  Baron Cohen, Simon ^a   O'Riordan, Michelle ^a   Stone, Valerie ^a   Jones, Rosie ^a   Plaisted, Kate ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Faux pas recognition; High functioning autism; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REPRODUCIBILITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; THEORY;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AWARENESS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIALIZATION;

EID: 0032752536     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1023035012436     Document Type: Article

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