Symbolic play of preschoolers with severe communication impairments with autism and other developmental delays: More similarities than differences

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 863-873

  Thiemann Bourque, Kathy S ^a   Brady, Nancy C ^a   Fleming, Kandace K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognition; Developmental delays; Language delays; Preschool; Symbolic play

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PLAY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMBOLISM;

EID: 84863837888     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1317-7     Document Type: Article

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