Goal-directed action representation in autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 527-540

  Zalla, Tiziana ^a,c   Labruyere, Nelly ^a,b   Georgieff, Nicolas ^a,b  

^a INSTITUT DES SCIENCES COGNITIVES   (France)

^b ITTAC   (France)

^c INSTITUT JEAN NICOD   (France)

Author keywords

Action knowledge; Goal detection; Sequencing errors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN DYSFUNCTION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GOAL ATTAINMENT; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SPATIAL ORIENTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; TIME PERCEPTION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; GOALS; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 33744953618     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0092-3     Document Type: Article

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