Predicting literacy in children with a high-functioning autism spectrum disorder

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 34, Issue 8, 2013, Pages 2379-2390

  Jacobs, Diane W ^a   Richdale, Amanda L ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Decoding; High functioning autism spectrum disorder; Literacy predictors; Reading comprehension

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HIGH FUNCTIONING AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MALE; MENTAL TEST; PHONETICS; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SEMANTICS;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PHONETICS; READING;

EID: 84878647058     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2013.04.007     Document Type: Article

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