Visual acuity in adults with asperger's syndrome: No evidence for "eagle-eyed" vision

Biological Psychiatry

Volumn 70, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 812-816

  Falkmer, Marita ^a,c   Stuart, Geoffrey W ^e   Danielsson, Henrik ^d   Bram, Staffan ^d   Lönebrink, Mikael ^d   Falkmer, Torbjörn ^b,d,e,f  

^a JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b JÖNKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c Department of Education   (Sweden)

^d LINKÖPING UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^e LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^f CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; autism spectrum; sensory thresholds; visual acuity; visual perception

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EYE EXAMINATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISUAL ACUITY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VISION TESTS; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80053998435     PISSN: 00063223     EISSN: 18732402     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.biopsych.2011.07.025     Document Type: Article

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