Residual language deficits in optimal outcome children with a history of autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 807-828

  Kelley, Elizabeth ^a,b   Paul, Jennifer J ^a,c   Fein, Deborah ^a   Naigles, Letitia R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO   (United States)

Author keywords

HFA; Language; Outcome; Pragmatics; Semantics

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMANTICS;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MAINSTREAMING (EDUCATION); MALE; SEMANTICS;

EID: 33747820247     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0111-4     Document Type: Article

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