Visual-auditory integration during speech imitation in autism

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 25, Issue 6, 2004, Pages 559-575

  Williams, Justin H G ^a   Massaro, Dominic W ^b   Peel, Natalie J ^a   Bosseler, Alexis ^b   Suddendorf, Thomas ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Audio visual integration; Autistic disorder; Imitation; Mirror neurons; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUDITORY SYSTEM; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMITATION; MALE; MATHEMATICAL MODEL; READING; SPEECH; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH PERCEPTION; SPEECH THERAPY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL INFORMATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ADOLESCENT; AUDIOVISUAL AIDS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CALIFORNIA; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION AIDS FOR DISABLED; FEMALE; FUZZY LOGIC; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LIPREADING; MALE; MODELS, THEORETICAL; REFERENCE VALUES; SCOTLAND; SOFTWARE; SPEECH PERCEPTION; STATISTICS; THERAPY, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME; USER-COMPUTER INTERFACE;

EID: 8444249384     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2004.01.008     Document Type: Article

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