Memory in ASD: Enduring themes and future prospects

Memory in Autism

Volumn , Issue , 2008, Pages 330-349

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

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84928292469     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1017/CBO9780511490101.019     Document Type: Chapter

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