Face recognition performance of individuals with Asperger syndrome on the Cambridge face memory test

Autism Research

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 449-455

  Hedley, Darren ^a   Brewer, Neil ^a   Young, Robyn ^a  

^a FLINDERS UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism spectrum disorder; CFMT; Face perception; Face recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CAMBRIDGE FACE MEMORY TEST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 83355171535     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.214     Document Type: Article

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