Educational level signals unobserved abilities of people with high functioning autism spectrum disorders

Psychological Reports

Volumn 107, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 227-235

  Yokotani, Kenji ^a  

^a TOHOKU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DAY CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; JAPAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION; YOUNG ADULT;

ACHIEVEMENT; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; APTITUDE; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DAY CARE; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EMPLOYMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; JAPAN; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REHABILITATION, VOCATIONAL; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 85047685984     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/11.13.15.PR0.107.4.227-235     Document Type: Article

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