Predicting language outcome in infants with autism and pervasive developmental disorder

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 265-285

  Charman, Tony ^a   Baron Cohen, Simon ^b   Swettenham, John ^c   Baird, Gillian ^d   Drew, Auriol ^d   Cox, Antony ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Imitation; Joint attention; Language; Pervasive developmental disorder (PDD); Play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMITATION; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; PLAY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FORECASTING; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0038486882     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/136820310000104830     Document Type: Article

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