Variety is not the spice of life for people with autism spectrum disorders: Frequency ratings of central, variable and inappropriate aspects of common real-life events

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 730-742

  Loth, Eva ^a   Happé, Francesca ^a   Gómez, Juan Carlos ^b  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Event schemas; Repetitive behaviours; Theory of mind; Weak central coherence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LIFE EVENT; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; STORYTELLING; TASK PERFORMANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 77955914576     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0929-7     Document Type: Article

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