Profiles of language and communication skills in autism

Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities Research Reviews

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 73-79

  Wilkinson, Krista M ^a,b  

^a NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Communication; Language; Phonology; Pragmatics; Semantics; Syndrome specific deficit; Syntax

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEMANTICS;

EID: 0031902229     PISSN: 10804013     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1098-2779(1998)4:2<73::AID-MRDD3>3.0.CO;2-Y     Document Type: Review

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