(Re-)conceptualisation in asperger's syndrome and typical individuals with varying degrees of autistic-like traits

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 211-223

  Burnett, Hollie G ^a   Jellema, Tjeerd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HULL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animacy; AQ; Autism spectrum disorder; Concept switching; High functioning autism; Object recognition

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; CONCEPT FORMATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PERCEPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84872311020     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1567-z     Document Type: Article

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