The level and nature of autistic intelligence

Psychological Science

Volumn 18, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 657-662

  Dawson, Michelle ^a   Soulières, Isabelle ^a,b   Gernsbacher, Morton Ann ^c   Mottron, Laurent ^a,b  

^a Hopital Riviere des Prairies   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE;

EID: 34547596188     PISSN: 09567976     EISSN: 14679280     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9280.2007.01954.x     Document Type: Article

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