Text chat as a tool for referential questioning in Asperger syndrome

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 49, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 102-112

  Rajendran, Gnanathusharan ^a   Mitchell, Peter ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Computer; Referential communication; Telephone; Text chat

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; INTERNET; INTERVIEW; MALE; ONLINE SYSTEM; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; TASK PERFORMANCE; TELEPHONE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; MICROCOMPUTERS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; TELEPHONE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34248715123     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2006/008)     Document Type: Article

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