The emergence of nonverbal joint attention and requesting skills in young children with autism

Journal of Communication Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 569-583

  Paparella, Tanya ^a   Goods, Kelly Stickles ^a   Freeman, Stephanny ^a   Kasari, Connie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Emergence; Longitudinal; Nonverbal joint attention; Nonverbal requesting; Preschool autism

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; NONVERBAL JOINT ATTENTION SKILL; NONVERBAL REQUESTING SKILL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SELECTIVE ATTENTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 80755140580     PISSN: 00219924     EISSN: 18737994     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcomdis.2011.08.002     Document Type: Article

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