Processing slow and fast motion in children with autism spectrum conditions

Autism Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 531-541

  Manning, Catherine ^a   Charman, Tony ^b   Pellicano, Elizabeth ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Motion coherence; Speed discrimination; Visual motion processing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MOTION; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; VELOCITY; VISUAL ACUITY; VISUAL STIMULATION;

AUTISM; MOTION COHERENCE; SPEED DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL MOTION PROCESSING;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIFFERENTIAL THRESHOLD; DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL PROCESSES; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 84890805073     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1309     Document Type: Article

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