Attentional Processes in Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 433-440

  Goldstein, Gerald ^a,b   Johnson, Cynthia R ^b   Minshew, Nancy J ^b  

^a Ctr for Hlth Equity Res and Prom   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Attentional processes; Autism

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; DECISION MAKING; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMOTOR ACTIVITY; SCORING SYSTEM; ADOLESCENT; COGNITIVE DEFECT; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDER;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; HUMANS; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS;

EID: 0035434920     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1010620820786     Document Type: Article

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