Implicit learning of local context in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 244-256

  Anastasia, Kourkoulou ^a   Leekam, Susan R ^a   Findlay, John M ^b  

^a CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Global; Implicit learning; Local; Visual search

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMPLICIT LEARNING; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING; LEARNING STYLE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CUES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); TRANSFER (PSYCHOLOGY); VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84858862972     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1237-6     Document Type: Article

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