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Peer reviewedGarretson, Helen Bray; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1990
Twenty-three autistic children (age 4-19) and 23 mental age-matched controls completed a task of sustained attention. Results suggest that autistic children's difficulties in sustaining attention may be attributable to developmental delay and motivational contingencies of task rather than to a primary impairment in ability to sustain attention.…
Descriptors: Attention Span, Autism, Child Development, Conceptual Tempo
