Associative learning of pictures and words by low-functioning children with autism

Autism

Volumn 12, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 231-248

  Preissler, Allen Melissa ^a  

^a LANCASTER UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Associative learning; Autism; Symbolic development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL DESIGN; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; OBJECT RELATION; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STATE DEPENDENT LEARNING; SYMBOLISM;

ASSOCIATION LEARNING; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; SYMBOLISM; VERBAL LEARNING;

EID: 41949121077     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361307088753     Document Type: Article

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