Indicators of theory of mind in narrative production: A comparison between individuals with genetic syndromes and typically developing children

Clinical Linguistics and Phonetics

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 37-53

  Lorusso, M L ^a,b   Galli, R ^a   Libera, L ^a   Gagliardi, C ^a   Borgatti, R ^a   Hollebrandse, B ^b  

^a SCIENTIFIC INSTITUTE   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISCRIMINATION; SPEECH DISORDER; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME; GENETICS; HOSPITALIZATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; NARRATION; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 34247880543     PISSN: 02699206     EISSN: 14645076     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02699200600565871     Document Type: Article

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