Disambiguation and mapping of new word meanings by individuals with intellectual/developmental disabilities

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 110, Issue 2, 2005, Pages

  Wilkinson, Krista M ^a,b  

^a EMERSON COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMBIGUITY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; VERBAL MEMORY;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; SEMANTICS; SOFTWARE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VOCABULARY;

EID: 15444376942     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2005)110<71:DAMONW>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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