Face scanning distinguishes social from communication impairments in Autism

Developmental Science

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 864-875

  Falck Ytter, Terje ^a   Fernell, Elisabeth ^b   Gillberg, Christopher ^c   Von Hofsten, Claes ^a  

^a UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b Autism Centre for Young Children   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; EYE FIXATION; FACE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIOPATHY;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FACE; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS;

EID: 78049264380     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: 14677687     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-7687.2009.00942.x     Document Type: Article

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