Communicative abilities in autism: Evidence for attentional deficits

Brain and Language

Volumn 77, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 216-240

  Bara, Bruno G ^a   Bucciarelli, Monica ^a   Colle, Livia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TURIN   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attentional deficits; Autism; Communicative abilities; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MEMORY; MENTAL HEALTH; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

EID: 0034988411     PISSN: 0093934X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/brln.2000.2429     Document Type: Article

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