The modality shift experiment in adults and children with high functioning Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 794-806

  Williams, Diane L ^a   Goldstein, Gerald ^b   Minshew, Nancy J ^b  

^a DUQUESNE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Attentional shifting; Autism; Perceptual development; Speed of processing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT DISEASE; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; ATTENTIONAL BLINK; AUTISM; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION; AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; HUMANS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; VISUAL PERCEPTION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84879461807     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1618-5     Document Type: Article

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