Sentence repetition in adolescents with specific language impairments and autism: An investigation of complex syntax

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 47-60

  Riches, N G ^a   Loucas, T ^a   Baird, G ^b   Charman, T ^c   Simonoff, E ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); Specific language impairment (SLI); Syntax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DEVELOPMENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PERFORMANCE MEASUREMENT SYSTEM; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SENTENCE REPETITION; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STIMULUS;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY, SHORT-TERM; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SPEECH;

EID: 72749107546     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/13682820802647676     Document Type: Article

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