The central coherence account of autism revisited: Evidence from the ComFor study

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 209-222

  Noens, Ilse L J ^a   van Berckelaer Onnes, Ina A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Central coherence; Global; Intellectual disability; Local; Perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FACILITATED COMMUNICATION; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL FUNCTION; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 42649089799     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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