Episodic but not semantic order memory difficulties in autism spectrum disorder: Evidence from the Historical Figures Task

Memory

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 669-678

  Gaigg, Sebastian B ^a   Bowler, Dermot M ^a   Gardiner, John M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Episodic memory; Memory development; Order memory; Semantic memory

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTISM; COMPLICATION; EPISODIC MEMORY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NOMENCLATURE; PSYCHOMETRY; RECALL; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEMORY DISORDERS; MEMORY, EPISODIC; MENTAL RECALL; MIDDLE AGED; NAMES; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; SEMANTICS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84898541959     PISSN: 09658211     EISSN: 14640686     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09658211.2013.811256     Document Type: Article

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