Salient social cues are prioritized in autism spectrum disorders despite overall decrease in social attention

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 7, 2013, Pages 1642-1651

  Chevallier, Coralie ^a,b   Huguet, Pascal ^c   Happé, Francesca ^a   George, Nathalie ^d,e,f   Conty, Laurence ^g  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^c AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^d INSTITUT DU CERVEAU ET DE LA MOELLE ÉPINIÈRE   (France)

^e CNRS   (France)

^f INSERM   (France)

^g UNIVERSITÉ PARIS 8   (France)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Eye contact; Social attention; Social motivation; Stroop effect

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; GAZE; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; STIMULUS RESPONSE; STROOP TEST;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COLOR PERCEPTION; CUES; EYE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; REACTION TIME; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STROOP TEST;

EID: 84879225995     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1710-x     Document Type: Article

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