The problem with using eye-gaze to infer desire: A deficit of cue inference in children with autism spectrum disorder?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1761-1775

  Ames, Catherine S ^a   Jarrold, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Arrow; Autism spectrum disorder; Cue inference; Desire inference; Eye gaze

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CUES; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; INTENTION; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 34748833450     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0309-5     Document Type: Article

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