Eye contact in children's social interactions: What is normal behaviour?

Journal of Intellectual and Developmental Disability

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 207-216

  Arnold, Angela ^a   Semple, Randye J ^b   Beale, Ivan ^b   Fletcher Flinn, Claire M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 0033765653     PISSN: 1326978X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13269780050144271     Document Type: Article

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