Autistic traits predict performance on the block design

Autism

Volumn 13, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 133-142

  Stewart, Mary E ^a   Watson, Jennifer ^b   Allcock, Ashlie Jane ^b   Yaqoob, Talat ^a  

^a HERIOT WATT UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism Spectrum Quotient; Block design; Weak central coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONSTRUCT VALIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DEPTH PERCEPTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 62249099949     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361308098515     Document Type: Article

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