Eyewitness Testimony in Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Review

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2682-2697

  Maras, Katie L ^a   Bowler, Dermot M ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Credibility; Eyewitness; Interviewing; Memory; Suggestibility

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CRIME; CRIMINAL JUSTICE; EMOTION; EPISODIC MEMORY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEMORY; MEMORY DISORDER; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; WITNESS; CHILD; COMPLICATION; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMAN; PSYCHOLOGY; RECALL; SUGGESTION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; EMOTIONS; FORENSIC PSYCHIATRY; HUMANS; MEMORY DISORDERS; MENTAL RECALL; SUGGESTION;

EID: 84910143484     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1502-3     Document Type: Article

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