Language and pragmatic functions in school-age children on the autism spectrum

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 387-413

  Ramberg, Chris ^a   Ehlers, Stephan ^a   Nydén, Agneta ^a   Johansson, Maria ^a   Gillberg, Christopher ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

ADHD; Asperger syndrome; autism; pragmatics; Speech and language disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; SPEECH;

EID: 0030446466     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682829609031329     Document Type: Article

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