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Peer reviewedBowler, Dermot M.; Thommen, Evelyne – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2000
Two studies compared the descriptions given by children (N=74) with and without autism of animated stimuli depicting mechanical launching effects, intentional reactions, or sequences of mechanical and intentional reactions. Although children with autism were as able as control groups at these differentiations, differences were found in their…
Descriptors: Autism, Child Development, Children, Cognitive Processes
Direct linkDyck, Murray J.; Piek, Jan P.; Hay, David; Smith, Leigh; Hallmayer, Joachim – Journal of Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, 2006
We propose that stronger than usual correlations between abilities indicate which cognitive processes are impaired in autism. Study 1 compared partial correlations (controlling age) between intelligence and social cognition in children with autism (n = 18), mental retardation (MR; n = 34), or no psychological disorder (n = 37). Correlations were…
Descriptors: Social Cognition, Mental Retardation, Expressive Language, Autism
