Predictors of language acquisition in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1721-1734

  Thurm, Audrey ^a   Lord, Catherine ^b   Lee, Li Ching ^c   Newschaffer, Craig ^d  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^c JOHNS HOPKINS BLOOMBERG SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^d DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Language; Outcome; Predictors; Preschool

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIALIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 34748919467     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0300-1     Document Type: Article

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