More is less: Pitch discrimination and language delays in children with optimal outcomes from autism

Autism Research

Volumn 6, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 605-613

  Eigsti, Inge Marie ^a   Fein, Deborah A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

Auditory perception; Autism; Language; Language delays; Long term outcomes

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HEARING; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DELAY; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

AUDITORY PERCEPTION; AUTISM; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DELAYS; LONG-TERM OUTCOMES;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; PITCH DISCRIMINATION; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84890800790     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1324     Document Type: Article

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