Characterization and prediction of early reading abilities in children on the autism spectrum

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 828-845

  Davidson, Meghan M ^a   Ellis Weismer, Susan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Comprehension; Emergent literacy; Language; Reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE ABILITY; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIETY;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; COMPREHENSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; KNOWLEDGE; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; READING;

EID: 84896395013     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1936-2     Document Type: Article

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