Understanding variability in reading comprehension in adolescents with autism spectrum disorders: Interactions with language status and decoding skill

Scientific Studies of Reading

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 191-210

  Norbury, Courtenay ^a   Nation, Kate ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 79957815382     PISSN: 10888438     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/10888431003623553     Document Type: Article

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