Growth of reading skills in children with a history of specific language impairment: The role of autistic symptomatology and language-related abilities

British Journal of Developmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 109-131

  St Clair, Michelle C ^a   Durkin, Kevin ^b   Conti Ramsden, Gina ^a   Pickles, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF STRATHCLYDE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; READING; STATISTICS; UNITED KINGDOM;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COHORT STUDIES; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PEER GROUP; PSYCHOMETRICS; READING;

EID: 77951229214     PISSN: 0261510X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/026151009X480158     Document Type: Article

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