Atypical Neural Processing of Ironic and Sincere Remarks in Children and Adolescents with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Metaphor and Symbol

Volumn 27, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 70-92

  Colich, Natalie L ^a   Wang, Audrey Ting ^b   Rudie, Jeffrey D ^a   Hernandez, Leanna M ^a   Bookheimer, Susan Y ^a   Dapretto, Mirella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MOUNT SINAI SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

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EID: 84857327621     PISSN: 10926488     EISSN: 15327868     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10926488.2012.638856     Document Type: Article

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