Linguistic processing in high-functioning adults with autism or Asperger's syndrome. Is global coherence impaired?

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 30, Issue 5, 2000, Pages 1169-1187

  Jolliffe, Therese ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MENTAL TEST; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PROBLEM SOLVING; READING;

EID: 0033826388     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S003329179900241X     Document Type: Article

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