Flexible visual processing in young adults with autism: The effects of implicit learning on a global-local task

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 2383-2392

  Hayward, Dana A ^a   Shore, David I ^b   Ristic, Jelena ^a   Kovshoff, Hanna ^c   Iarocci, Grace ^d   Mottron, Laurent ^e   Burack, Jacob A ^a,e  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHAMPTON   (United Kingdom)

^d SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^e Hôpital Rivière des Praries   (Canada)

Author keywords

Hierarchical figures; High functioning autism; Implicit learning; Visual attention

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEARNING; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 84867853844     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1485-0     Document Type: Article

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