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ERIC Number: EJ614743
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 2000
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
The Awkward Moments Test: A Naturalistic Measure of Social Understanding in Autism.
Heavey, Lisa; Phillips, Wendy; Baron-Cohen, Simon; Rutter, Michael
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v30 n3 p225-36 Jun 2000
Fourteen adults with high-functioning autism, 2 with Asperger syndrome, and 10 controls matched for intellectual ability and reading competence were shown excerpts of films showing characters in social situations. Adults with autism and Asperger syndrome were most impaired in their ability to answer questions about the films requiring mind-reading ability. (Contains references.) (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Asperger Syndrome, Autism, Emotional Development, Facial Expressions, Interpersonal Competence, Perceptual Impairments, Social Cognition, Social Development
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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