Differences in assertive speech acts produced by children with autism, Asperger syndrome, specific language impairment, and normal development

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 15, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 73-94

  Ziatas, Kathryn ^a   Durkin, Kevin ^a   Pratt, Chris ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASSERTIVENESS; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SPEECH;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; ASSERTIVENESS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SPEECH;

EID: 0142197178     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579403000051     Document Type: Article

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