Performance of children with autism on the embedded figures test: A closer look at a popular task

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1565-1572

  White, Sarah J ^a   Saldaña, David ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Central coherence; Cognitive heterogeneity; Embedded figures; Inconsistent results; Local bias

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBEDDED FIGURE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; POWER ANALYSIS; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; REACTION TIME; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL COGNITIVE THEORY; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; SPACE PERCEPTION;

EID: 82955173624     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1182-4     Document Type: Article

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