Principal component analysis study of visual and verbal metaphoric comprehension in children with autism and learning disabilities

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 274-282

  Mashal, Nira ^a   Kasirer, Anat ^a  

^a BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Autism; Learning disabilities; Principal component analysis; Semantic knowledge; Visual metaphors

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LEARNING DISORDER; LITERATURE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL METAPHORIC COMPREHENSION; VISION; VISUAL METAPHORIC COMPREHENSION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; SEMANTICS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 80053951061     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.09.010     Document Type: Article

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