Impairments in monkey and human face recognition in 2-year-old toddlers with Autism Spectrum Disorder and developmental delay

Developmental Science

Volumn 10, Issue 2, 2007, Pages 266-279

  Chawarska, Katarzyna ^a   Volkmar, Fred ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGE; AUTISM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 33846678648     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2006.00543.x     Document Type: Review

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