The perception of animacy in young children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 983-992

  Rutherford, M D ^a   Pennington, Bruce F ^a   Rogers, Sally J ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animacy; Autism; Intentionality; Perception; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; GEOMETRY; HUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 33845906600     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0136-8     Document Type: Article

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