Pitch discrimination and melodic memory in children with autism spectrum disorders

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 137-147

  Stanutz, Sandy ^a   Wapnick, Joel ^a   Burack, Jacob A ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

absolute pitch; autism; melodic memory; pitch discrimination; visual nonverbal reasoning ability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LONG TERM MEMORY; MALE; MEMORY; MUSIC; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SOUND;

ABSOLUTE PITCH; AUTISM; MELODIC MEMORY; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; VISUAL NONVERBAL REASONING ABILITY;

ADOLESCENT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY; MEMORY, LONG-TERM; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; MUSIC; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; PITCH DISCRIMINATION;

EID: 84892990545     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361312462905     Document Type: Article

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