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ERIC Number: EJ494083
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1990
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ISSN: ISSN-0033-295X
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Prospects for a Cognitive Neuropsychology of Autism: Hobson's Choice.
Leslie, Alan M.; Frith, Uta
Psychological Review, v97 n1 p122-31 Jan 1990
Three possibilities for the pathogenesis of childhood autism are considered. Little evidence exists for autism as a basic affective disorder, as proposed by R. P. Hobson, but growing evidence supports childhood autism as a basic cognitive disorder, as the author argues. The author's original theoretical perspectives are revised. (SLD)
Descriptors: Affective Behavior, Autism, Behavior Disorders, Child Development, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Psychology, Imagination, Interpersonal Relationship, Neuropsychology, Pretend Play, Young Children
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Journal Articles
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Language: English
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