Noticing and commenting on what's new: Differences and similarities among 22-month-old typically developing children, children with Down syndrome and children with autism

Developmental Science

Volumn 3, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 457-478

  O’Neil, Daniela K ^a   Happé, Francesca G E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO   (Canada)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0034344421     PISSN: 1363755X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1467-7687.00139     Document Type: Article

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