Cognitive and language correlates of hyperlexia: Evidence from children with autism spectrum disorders

Reading and Writing

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 129-145

  Cardoso Martins, Cláudia ^a   da Silva, Juliane Ribeiro ^b  

^a FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

^b Prefeitura Municipal de Belo Horizonte   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Hyperlexia; Phonological processes

Indexed keywords

EID: 77950458636     PISSN: 09224777     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11145-008-9154-6     Document Type: Article

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