Inferential Language in High-Function Children with Autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 1, 2001, Pages 47-54

  Dennis, Maureen ^a,b   Lazenby, Anne L ^a   Lockyer, Linda ^a  

^a HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; High function children; Inferential language

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; WORD RECOGNITION; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CONCEPT FORMATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SEMANTICS;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; AWARENESS; CHILD; CONCEPT FORMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PSYCHOLINGUISTICS; SEMANTICS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 0035258099     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1005661613288     Document Type: Article

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