Global visual processing and self-rated autistic-like traits

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 9, 2009, Pages 1278-1290

  Grinter, Emma J ^a   Maybery, Murray T ^a   Van Beek, Pia L ^a   Pellicano, Elizabeth ^a,b   Badcock, Johanna C ^c   Badcock, David R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic like traits; Dorsal pathway; Ventral pathway; Visual perception; Weak central coherence

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM QUOTIENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDED FIGURES TEST; FEMALE; GLOBAL MOTION PERFORMANCE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF CONCEPT; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AWARENESS; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; FIELD DEPENDENCE-INDEPENDENCE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOPHYSICS; REACTION TIME; REFERENCE VALUES; SELF ASSESSMENT (PSYCHOLOGY); SENSORY THRESHOLDS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 69049098819     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0740-5     Document Type: Article

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