The Weak Coherence Account: Detail-focused Cognitive Style in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders - Tập 36 Số 1 - Trang 5-25 - 2006
Francesca Happé1, Uta Frith2
1Social, Genetic and Developmental Psychiatry Centre, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College London, London, UK
2Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, UK

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