Age of first words predicts cognitive ability and adaptive skills in children with ASD

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 253-264

  Mayo, Jessica ^a   Chlebowski, Colby ^a   Fein, Deborah A ^a   Eigsti, Inge Marie ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorders; Developmental milestones; Language acquisition; Language delay; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84879507706     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-012-1558-0     Document Type: Article

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