Subtypes of language disorders in school-age children with autism

Developmental Neuropsychology

Volumn 34, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 66-84

  Rapin, Isabelle ^a,b   Dunn, Michelle A ^a   Allen, Doris A ^b   Stevens, Michael C ^c,d   Fein, Deborah ^e  

^a New York State Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities   (United States)

^b ALBERT EINSTEIN COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c INSTITUTE OF LIVING   (United States)

^d YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PHONETICS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SEMANTICS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 60749093907     PISSN: 87565641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/87565640802564648     Document Type: Article

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