The big picture: Storytelling ability in adults with autism spectrum conditions

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 8, 2012, Pages 1557-1565

  Barnes, Jennifer L ^a,b   Baron Cohen, Simon ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Central coherence; Film; Narrative; Story telling; Verbal ability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; NARRATIVE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STORYTELLING;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NARRATION; SPEECH; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84864329195     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1388-5     Document Type: Article

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