A novel method for assessing the development of speech motor function in toddlers with autism spectrum disorders

Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience

Volumn , Issue MAR, 2013, Pages

  Sullivan, Katherine ^a   Sharda, Megha ^b   Greenson, Jessica ^a   Dawson, Geraldine ^c   Singh, Nandini C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b NATIONAL BRAIN RESEARCH CENTRE   (India)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Articulatory features; Autism; Language; Speech motor development; Vocalizations

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULLEN SCALES OF EARLY LEARNING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RATING SCALE; RISK ASSESSMENT; SPEECH; TODDLER; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE; VOCALIZATION;

EID: 84875075662     PISSN: 16625145     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fnint.2013.00017     Document Type: Article

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