Pragmatic language disorder and perspective taking in autistic speakers

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 181-198

  Volden, Joanne ^a   Mulcahy, R F ^b   Holdgrafer, G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b NONE

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EID: 0031287328     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/s0142716400009966     Document Type: Article

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