Social communication impairments in children and adolescents with Asperger syndrome: Slow response time and the impact of prompting

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 1129-1137

  Kaland, Nils ^a   Mortensen, Erik Lykke ^b   Smith, Lars ^c,d  

^a INLAND NORWAY UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COPENHAGEN   (Denmark)

^c National Network for the Study of Infant Mental Health   (Norway)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Communication impairments; Prompt questions; Response times; Stories from Everyday Life

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; EMOTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; JEALOUSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

EID: 79952439093     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.12.009     Document Type: Article

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