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Peer reviewedHughes, Claire; Russell, James – Developmental Psychology, 1993
In one experiment, autistic children continued to fail a task that involved strategic deception when no opponent was present. In a second experiment that involved reaching for an object under direct and detour conditions, autistic children had greater difficulty with the task than did nonautistic, mentally handicapped children. Cites advantages…
Descriptors: Adolescents, Autism, Cognitive Development, Cognitive Processes
