Interval and contour processing in autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 787-793

  Heaton, Pamela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Global processing; Music; Pitch processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HEARING; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; INTELLIGENCE; MUSIC; PITCH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; PERCEPTION DISORDER; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); HUMANS; MUSIC; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PITCH PERCEPTION; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; TIME PERCEPTION;

EID: 33645956176     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-005-0024-7     Document Type: Article

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