Attention to faces in Williams syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 1228-1239

  Riby, Deborah M ^a   Jones, Nicola ^a   Brown, Philippa H ^b   Robinson, Lucy J ^c   Langton, Stephen R H ^d   Bruce, Vicki ^a   Riby, Leigh M ^e  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b TYNE AND WEAR NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

^c NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^e NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Face perception; Social attention; Williams syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACE; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; VALIDITY; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; WILLIAMS SYNDROME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 82755194991     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1141-5     Document Type: Article

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