The impact of multisensory integration deficits on speech perception in children with autism spectrum disorders

Frontiers in Psychology

Volumn 5, Issue MAY, 2014, Pages

  Stevenson, Ryan A ^a   Segers, Magali ^a,b   Ferber, Susanne ^a   Barense, Morgan D ^a,c   Wallace, Mark T ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c ROTMAN RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^e VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Audiovisual; Audiovisual processing; Autism; Autism spectrum disorders (ASD); Developmental disabilities; Multisensory integration; Sensory perception; Speech perception

Indexed keywords

EID: 84904548082     PISSN: None     EISSN: 16641078     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2014.00379     Document Type: Article

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