Attention to social stimuli and facial identity recognition skills in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 54, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1104-1115

  Wilson, C E ^a,b   Brock, J ^a   Palermo, R ^c  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Face recognition; Social attention

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EYE MOVEMENT; EYE TRACKING; FACE PROFILE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; RECOGNITION; SKILL; SOCIAL ASPECT; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); EYE MOVEMENTS; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); REFERENCE VALUES; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 78649538074     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01340.x     Document Type: Article

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