Abstractness and continuity in the syntactic development of young children with autism

Autism Research

Volumn 4, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 422-437

  Naigles, Letitia R ^a   Kelty, Emma ^a   Jaffery, Rose ^a   Fein, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Developmental psychology; Grammar; Language; Preschoolers

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY; FEMALE; GRAMMAR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; TASK PERFORMANCE AND ANALYSIS; VOCABULARY;

EID: 83355160982     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.223     Document Type: Article

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