Local vs. global approaches to reproducing the Rey Osterrieth Complex Figure by children, adolescents, and adults with high-functioning autism

Autism Research

Volumn 2, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 348-358

  Kuschner, Emily S ^a   Bodner, Kimberly E ^b   Minshew, Nancy J ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

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

Author keywords

Autism; Global processing; Local processing; Neural connectivity; Problem solving; Strategic planning; Visual processing; Visuo spatial abilities

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; BRAIN REGION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FRONTAL CORTEX; HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; REY OSTERRIETH COMPLEX FIGURE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SKILL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PERCEPTUAL CLOSURE; PERCEPTUAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REFERENCE VALUES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RETENTION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION; WECHSLER SCALES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 74249096628     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.101     Document Type: Article

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