The motivation for very early intervention for infants at high risk for autism spectrum disorders

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 36-42

  Webb, Sara Jane ^a,d   Jones, Emily J H ^b   Kelly, Jean ^a   Dawson, Geraldine ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d SCRI   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Autism spectrum disorders; Communication; Intervention; Language; Speech

Indexed keywords

HUMAN;

HUMANS;

EID: 84892575644     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17549507.2013.861018     Document Type: Article

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