The origin of cognitive peaks of ability in autism

Individuals with autism demonstrate faster and more accurate performance (cognitive peaks) on the Block Design Task (BDT) subtest of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale (Caron et al., 2006). This study explored whether this cognitive peak originates from a perceptual origin. Twenty participants with aut...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Doobay, Victoria
Other Authors: Armando Bertone (Internal/Supervisor)
Format: Others
Language:en
Published: McGill University 2014
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Online Access:http://digitool.Library.McGill.CA:80/R/?func=dbin-jump-full&object_id=121254