Relationships between early gestures and later language in children with fragile X syndrome

American Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 135-142

  Flenthrope, Jennifer L ^a   Brady, Nancy C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Fragile X; Gestural communication

Indexed keywords

EID: 77952808897     PISSN: 10580360     EISSN: 15589110     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1058-0360(2009/09-0018)     Document Type: Article

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