Cognitive flexibility in autism: A social-developmental account

Researching the Autism Spectrum: Contemporary Perspectives

Volumn , Issue , 2011, Pages 266-283

  Hobson, Peter ^a   Hobson, Jessica ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84922851927     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511973918.011     Document Type: Chapter

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