Sensory symptoms in autism: A blooming, buzzing confusion?

Child Development Perspectives

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 143-148

  Pellicano, Elizabeth ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Bayesian; Perception; Sensory symptoms

Indexed keywords

EID: 84881587302     PISSN: 17508592     EISSN: 17508606     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/cdep.12031     Document Type: Article

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