Evidence for a cultural influence on field-independence in autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 181-190

  Koh, Hwan Cui ^a   Milne, Elizabeth ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Culture; Perceptual style; Weak central coherence

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CULTURAL FACTOR; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RECEPTIVE FIELD; SCHOOL CHILD; SENSE OF COHERENCE; SINGAPORE; UNITED KINGDOM;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CULTURE; ENGLAND; FEMALE; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SINGAPORE; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84858867056     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1232-y     Document Type: Article

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