Visual recognition of biological motion is impaired in children with autism

Psychological Science

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-157

  Blake, Randolph ^a   Turner, Lauren M ^a   Smoski, Moria J ^a   Pozdol, Stacie L ^a   Stone, Wendy L ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFERENCE VALUE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL CLOSURE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0038727317     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-9280.01434     Document Type: Article

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