Communicative competence and metalinguistic ability: Performance by children and adults with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1525-1538

  Lewis, Fiona M ^a   Murdoch, Bruce E ^a   Woodyatt, Gail C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; DSM IV language criterion; Subgroups; Test of Language Competences Expanded Edition

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPETENCE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE TEST; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TASK PERFORMANCE; TEST OF LANGUAGE COMPETENCE EXPANDED EDITION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; APTITUDE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; SEMANTICS;

EID: 34547920307     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0265-0     Document Type: Article

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