Evaluation of a Visual Cognitive Style in Autism: A Cluster Analysis.
Cognitive style refers to how individuals perceive their environment and solve problems. Among various cognitive styles documented, verbal and visual styles, including object versus spatial cognition, have been widely studied. "Thinking in pictures" is often associated with autism and characterized...
| Publicado en: | Journal of Autism & Developmental Disorders Vol. 56; no. 3; pp. 1046 - 1058 |
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Springer Nature
Mar2026
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