Research review: Structural language in autistic spectrum disorder - Characteristics and causes

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 219-233

  Boucher, Jill ^a  

^a CITY UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autistic spectrum disorder; intelligence; language; memory.; mindreading; sensory perceptual abilities; social interaction; specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEMORY DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMPREHENSION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MEMORY DISORDERS; SEMANTICS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84856731431     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2011.02508.x     Document Type: Review

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