Associations between syntax and the lexicon among children with or without ASD and language impairment

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 35-47

  McGregor, Karla K ^a   Berns, Amanda J ^a   Owen, Amanda J ^a   Michels, Sarah A ^a   Duff, Dawna ^a   Bahnsen, Alison J ^a,b   Lloyd, Melissa ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Lexicon; Specific language impairment; Syntax

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER SYNTACTIC LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LINGUISTICS; MALE; PEER GROUP; PERSONALITY TEST; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; VOCABULARY;

EID: 84858862607     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1210-4     Document Type: Article

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