Syntactic complexity during conversation of boys with fragile X syndrome and down syndrome

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 3-15

  Price, Johanna R ^a,c   Roberts, Joanne E ^a   Hennon, Elizabeth A ^b   Berni, Mary C ^a   Anderson, Kathleen L ^a   Sideris, John ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EVANSVILLE   (United States)

^c MISSISSIPPI UNIVERSITY FOR WOMEN   (United States)

Author keywords

Down syndrome; Fragile X syndrome; Syntax; X linked

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CONVERSATION; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DOWN SYNDROME; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENOTYPE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 38849192608     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2008/001)     Document Type: Article

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