Developmental change in neutral processing of words by children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 361-376

  Dunn, Michelle A ^a   Bates, Juliana C ^a  

^a ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Intelligence; Shortforms

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMATION; BRAIN CORTEX; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS;

AFFECT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; VOCABULARY;

EID: 23744481907     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-005-3304-3     Document Type: Article

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