Using developmental trajectories to understand developmental disorders

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 336-358

  Thomas, Michael S C ^a,f   Annaz, Dagmara ^b   Ansari, Daniel ^c   Scerif, Gaia ^d   Jarrold, Chris ^e   Karmiloff Smith, Annette ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^f UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Delay; Development; Deviance; Disorders; Trajectories

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DOWN SYNDROME; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING TEST; LINGUISTICS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; VERBAL MEMORY; WILLIAMS BEUREN SYNDROME;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DOWN SYNDROME; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MEMORY DISORDERS; WILLIAMS SYNDROME;

EID: 65249174001     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2009/07-0144)     Document Type: Article

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