Individuals with Asperger's disorder exhibit difficulty in switching attention from a local level to a global level

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 395-403

  Katagiri, Masatoshi ^a,b   Kasai, Tetsuko ^c   Kamio, Yoko ^b   Murohashi, Harumitsu ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOYAMA   (Japan)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (Japan)

^c HOKKAIDO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Global; Level repetition; Local; Switching

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPULSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VISION;

ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INHIBITION (PSYCHOLOGY); MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REACTION TIME;

EID: 84876031550     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1578-9     Document Type: Article

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