Memory characteristics in individuals with savant skills

Memory in Autism

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 210-230

  Pring, Linda ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 66149146816     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511490101.013     Document Type: Chapter

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