Co-morbidity of autism and SLI: Kinds, kin and complexity

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 127-137

  Tomblin, Bruce ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); Co morbidity; Specific language impairment (SLI)

Indexed keywords

CNTNAP2 PROTEIN, HUMAN; MEMBRANE PROTEIN; NERVE PROTEIN;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY HEALTH; GENETICS; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMORBIDITY; FAMILY HEALTH; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MEMBRANE PROTEINS; NERVE TISSUE PROTEINS;

EID: 79952774073     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-6984.2011.00017.x     Document Type: Note

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