Autism and a deficit in broadening the spread of visual attention

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 274-284

  Mann, Tania A ^a   Walker, Peter ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Attentional spread; Autism; Learning disability; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENDER; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PREDICTION; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VISUAL DISORDER; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; ADOLESCENT; AGE; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 0043135086     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-7610.00120     Document Type: Article

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