Variation in vocal-motor development in infant siblings of children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 158-170

  Iverson, Jana M ^a   Wozniak, Robert H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Infant siblings; Language development; Motor development; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ARM MOVEMENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BODY POSTURE; CAREGIVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIBLING; SIBLING RELATION; SPEECH DEVELOPMENT; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VOCAL CORD; VOCALIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; MOTOR SKILLS DISORDERS; PERIODICITY; POSTURE; PREVALENCE; SPEECH DISORDERS; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846662726     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0339-z     Document Type: Article

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