Mathematical ability of students with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism
@article{Chiang2007MathematicalAO,
title={Mathematical ability of students with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism},
author={Hsu-Min Chiang and Yueh-Hsien Lin},
journal={Autism},
year={2007},
volume={11},
pages={547 - 556},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:37125753}
}The majority of individuals with Asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism have average mathematical ability, but the majority have a significant but clinically modest math weakness and some individuals with AS/HFA have mathematical giftedness.
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