Prototype formation in autism: Can individuals with autism abstract facial prototypes?

Autism Research

Volumn 2, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 279-284

  Gastgeb, Holly Zajac ^a   Rump, Keiran M ^a   Best, Catherine A ^a   Minshew, Nancy J ^a   Strauss, Mark S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Categorization; Face perception; Prototype

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL FEATURE; FACE PROFILE; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONCEPT FORMATION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 71649098309     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.93     Document Type: Article

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