Attentional blink in young people with high-functioning autism and Aspergers disorder

Autism

Volumn 14, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-66

  Rinehart, Nicole ^a   Tonge, Bruce ^a   Brereton, Avril ^a   Bradshaw, John ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Aspergers disorder; Attentional blink; Autism; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MALE; MENTAL FUNCTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL STIMULATION; WORKING MEMORY;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; SERIAL LEARNING;

EID: 76649123660     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361309335718     Document Type: Article

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