Verbal working memory and story retelling in school-age children with autism

Language, Speech, and Hearing Services in Schools

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 498-511

  Gabig, Cheryl Smith ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Story retelling; Verbal working memory

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SHORT TERM MEMORY; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDER;

ARTICULATION DISORDERS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL LEARNING; VOCABULARY;

EID: 55249091875     PISSN: 01611461     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/0161-1461(2008/07-0023)     Document Type: Article

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