A comprehensive profile of decoding and comprehension in autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 485-493

  Huemer, Sabine V ^a,b   Mann, Virginia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Comprehension; Decoding; Dyslexia; Reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISSOCIATION; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SAMPLE SIZE; SCHOOL CHILD; ADOLESCENT; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS;

EID: 77954457976     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-009-0892-3     Document Type: Article

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