Event narratives in 11-14 year olds with autistic spectrum disorder

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 522-533

  King, Diane ^a   Dockrell, Julie E ^a   Stuart, Morag ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autistic spectrum disorders; language impairment; narrative

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MALE; MEMORY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PSYCHOLOGY; SPEECH THERAPY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; METHODOLOGY; NARRATIVE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD LANGUAGE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LANGUAGE THERAPY; MALE; MEMORY; NARRATION; VOCABULARY;

AUTISTIC SPECTRUM DISORDERS; LANGUAGE IMPAIRMENT; NARRATIVE;

EID: 84883135561     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12025     Document Type: Article

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