DEFINING THE SOCIAL DEFICITS OF AUTISM: THE CONTRIBUTION OF NON‐VERBAL COMMUNICATION MEASURES

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry

Volumn 27, Issue 5, 1986, Pages 657-669

  Sigman, Marian ^b   Ungerer, Judy ^b   Sherman, Tracy ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Autism; non verbal communication; social deficits; social responsiveness

Indexed keywords

CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PLAY BEHAVIOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T; SUPPORT, U.S. GOV'T, P.H.S.;

EID: 0022532910     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1986.tb00190.x     Document Type: Article

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