Language abilities of children with Asperger syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1574-1580

  Saalasti, Satu ^a,b   Lepistö, Tuulia ^a,b   Toppila, Esko ^c   Kujala, Teija ^a   Laakso, Minna ^a   Wendt, Taina Nieminen Von ^d,e   Von Wendt, Lennart ^b   Jansson Verkasalo, Eira ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c FINNISH INSTITUTE OF OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH   (Finland)

^d JORVI HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^e Dextra Medical Centre   (Finland)

^f UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Comprehension of instructions; Executive dysfunction; Language

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MASS SCREENING; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MASS SCREENING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH PERCEPTION;

EID: 54749113193     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0540-3     Document Type: Article

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