Do people with autistic spectrum disorder show normal selection for attention? Evidence from change blindness

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 97, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 537-554

  Fletcher Watson, S ^a   Leekam, S R ^a   Turner, M A ^a   Moxon, L ^b  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b European Society for People with Autism   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; COMPREHENSION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REFERENCE VALUE; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMPREHENSION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33751531941     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712606X114057     Document Type: Article

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