Making sense in a fragmentary world: Communication in people with autism and learning disability

Autism

Volumn 8, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 197-218

  Noens, Ilse ^a   Van Berckelaer Onnes, Ina ^a  

^a LEIDEN UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Central coherence; Communication; Learning disability

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HEALTH CARE NEED; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LEARNING DISORDER; MENTAL TASK; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYMBOLISM;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 3042644123     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361304042723     Document Type: Review

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