Temporal coordination of joint attention behavior in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 501-512

  Warreyn, Petra ^a   Roeyers, Herbert ^a   Van Wetswinkel, Ulla ^b   De Groote, Isabel ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Joint attention; Preschool; Social communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MOTHERS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 33847666894     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0184-0     Document Type: Article

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