Neurocognitive predictors of social and communicative developmental trajectories in preschoolers with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of the International Neuropsychological Society

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 956-966

  Munson, Jeffrey ^a,b   Faja, Susan ^a   Meltzoff, Andrew ^a,c   Abbott, Robert ^a,c   Dawson, Geraldine ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c Allen Institute for Brain Science   (United States)

Author keywords

Autistic disorder; Imitation; Language; Longitudinal studies; Neuropsychology; Social adjustment

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GROWTH RATE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL TASK; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATHOGENESIS; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOSOCIAL DISORDER; REWARD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SPATIAL MEMORY; WORKING MEMORY;

EID: 55349124364     PISSN: 13556177     EISSN: 14697661     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1355617708081393     Document Type: Conference Paper

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