Orienting of visual attention among persons with autism spectrum disorders: Reading versus responding to symbolic cues

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 862-870

  Landry, Oriane ^a   Mitchell, Peter L ^b   Burack, Jacob A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Autism; Autistic disorder; Cognition; Endogenous orienting; Reaction time; Spatial cuing; Visuo spatial functioning; Voluntary control

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE FIXATION; FACILITATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; MENTAL TASK; READING; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; VISUAL ORIENTATION; VISUAL STIMULATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; FEMALE; MALE; METHODOLOGY; ORIENTATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRE; REACTION TIME; SYMBOLISM; VISION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORIENTATION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REACTION TIME; READING; SYMBOLISM; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 70249122409     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.02049.x     Document Type: Article

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