Attentional status of faces for people with autism spectrum disorder

Autism

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 59-73

  Remington, Anna ^a   Campbell, Ruth ^a   Swettenham, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

face processing; perception; selective attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTRACTIBILITY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL TASK; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WORKLOAD;

ADULT; ATTENTION; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FACE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84857512749     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361311409257     Document Type: Article

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