Patterns of reading ability in children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 911-919

  Nation, Kate ^a   Clarke, Paula ^b   Wright, Barry ^c   Williams, Christine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF YORK   (United Kingdom)

^c Selby and York Primary Care Trust   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Comprehension; Hyperlexia; Language; Reading

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; HYPERLEXIA; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; WORD RECOGNITION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; READING; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); VOCABULARY;

EID: 33748973615     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0130-1     Document Type: Article

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