A developmental perspective on language assessment and intervention for children on the autistic spectrum

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 74-94

  Gerber, Sima ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Affective; Assessment; Autism; Cognitive; Developmental; Effort; Engagement; Form; Intervention; Language acquisition; Models; Precursors; Social pragmatic; Stages

Indexed keywords

EID: 0038510001     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00011363-200304000-00003     Document Type: Review

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