Autism and Asperger Syndrome: A Spectrum of Disability

Encyclopedia of Language & Linguistics

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 617-621

  Cohen, H ^a   Remillard S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Autism spectrum disorder; Communication delay; Executive dysfunction; High functioning autism; Joint attention; Low functioning autism; Mental retardation; Pragmatic language; Savant skills; Stereotyped behaviors; Theory of mind; Weak central coherence

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857329086     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1016/B0-08-044854-2/04182-1     Document Type: Chapter

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