The relationship between parent report of adaptive behavior and direct assessment of reading ability in children with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing Research

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1837-1844

  Arciuli, Joanne ^a   Stevens, Kirsten ^a   Trembath, David ^a   Simpson, Ian Craig ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorder (ASD); Literacy; Parent report; Reading; Vineland adaptive behavior scales II

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGY; READING; SELF REPORT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; READING; SELF REPORT;

EID: 84891522025     PISSN: 10924388     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1044/1092-4388(2013/12-0034)     Document Type: Article

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