Attention and communication in Rett Syndrome

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 3, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 329-335

  Fabio, Rosa Angela ^a   Antonietti, Alessandro ^a   Castelli, Ilaria ^a   Marchetti, Antonella ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÀ CATTOLICA DEL SACRO CUORE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Attention; Communication; Learning; Rett Syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DISTURBANCE; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EDUCATION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETT SYNDROME; SCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

EID: 60549107868     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2008.07.005     Document Type: Article

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