The level and nature of autistic intelligence iii: Inspection time

Journal of Abnormal Psychology

Volumn 122, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 295-301

  Barbeau, Elise B ^a   Soulières, Isabelle ^a   Dawson, Michelle ^a   Zeffiro, Thomas A ^b   Mottron, Laurent ^a  

^a CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^b MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Autism; Perception; Processing speed; Raven progressive matrices

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSPECTION TIME; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PERCEPTION; PSYCHOMETRY; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; STIMULUS RESPONSE; TIME;

EID: 84875650760     PISSN: 0021843X     EISSN: 19391846     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0029984     Document Type: Article

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