Spontaneous initiation of communication in infants at low and heightened risk for autism spectrum disorders

Developmental Psychology

Volumn 49, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1931-1942

  Winder, Breanna M ^a   Wozniak, Robert H ^a   Parladé, Meaghan V ^b,c   Iverson, Jana M ^b  

^a BRYN MAWR COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c University of Miami   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Communication; Gesture; Vocalization

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REPRODUCIBILITY; SPEECH;

ADOLESCENT; AGE FACTORS; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PARENTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SPEECH;

EID: 84882251255     PISSN: 00121649     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/a0031061     Document Type: Article

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