Autism and pitch processing splinter skills: A group and subgroup analysis

Autism

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 203-219

  Heaton, Pamela ^a   Williams, Kerry ^a   Cummins, Omar ^a   Happé, Francesca ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Ability islands; Autism; Pitch processing; Splinter skills; Tone memory

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY DISCRIMINATION; AUDITORY MEMORY; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; EXPERIENCE; HEARING; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TRAINING;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY; MUSIC; PITCH PERCEPTION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 40449127875     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361307085270     Document Type: Article

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