Visual local and global processing in low-functioning deaf individuals with and without autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 95-105

  Maljaars, J P W ^a   Noens, I L J ^b   Scholte, E M ^a   Verpoorten, R A W ^c   Van Berckelaer Onnes, I A ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c ROYAL DUTCH KENTALIS   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Central coherence; Deafness; Intellectual disability; Visual perception

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; DEAFNESS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PSYCHOMETRICS; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

EID: 78650216358     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01351.x     Document Type: Article

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