Characterizing communicative development in children referred for autism spectrum disorders using the MacArthur-Bates Communicative Development Inventory (CDI)

Journal of Child Language

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 623-654

  Luyster, Rhiannon ^a   Lopez, Kristina ^b   Lord, Catherine ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; QUESTIONNAIRE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34547236540     PISSN: 03050009     EISSN: 14697602     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0305000907008094     Document Type: Article

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