Narrative skill in boys with fragile X syndrome with and without autism spectrum disorder

Applied Psycholinguistics

Volumn 32, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 359-388

  Estigarribia, Bruno ^a   Martin, Gary E ^a   Roberts, Joanne E ^a   Spencer, Amy ^b   Gucwa, Agnieszka ^a   Sideris, John ^a  

^a The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT GREENSBORO   (United States)

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EID: 79960407154     PISSN: 01427164     EISSN: 14691817     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0142716410000445     Document Type: Article

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