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ERIC Number: EJ645105
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2001
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Cognitive Styles in High-Functioning Adolescents with Autistic Disorder.
Teunisse, Jan-Pieter; Cools, Alexander R.; van Spaendonck, Karel P. M.; Aerts, Francisca H. T. M.; Berger, Hans J. C.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v31 n1 p55-66 Feb 2001
A study investigated the operationalization, the identification, and the prevalence of weak central coherence and poor cognitive shifting in 35 high-functioning adolescents with autism. Weak central coherence and poor cognitive shifting did not appear to be related to measures of symptom severity, social understanding, and social competence. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Cognitive Processes, Cognitive Style, Incidence, Individual Characteristics, Interpersonal Competence, Perceptual Impairments, Secondary Education, Severity (of Disability), Social Cognition, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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