Do children with autism find it difficult to offer alternative interpretations to ambiguous figures?

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 387-395

  Ropar, Danielle ^a   Mitchell, Peter ^a   Ackroyd, Katie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0141798539     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151003322277766     Document Type: Article

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