Bossy and nice requests: Varying language register in speakers with autism spectrum disorder (ASD)

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 58-73

  Volden, Joanne ^a   Sorenson, Autumn ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE PROCESSING; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SPEECH ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AFFECT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; PERSONAL CONSTRUCT THEORY; PSYCHOACOUSTICS; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 57749206815     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2008.08.003     Document Type: Article

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