Preliminary findings of similarities and differences in the signed and spoken language of children with autism

Seminars in Speech and Language

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2014, Pages 309-320

  Shield, Aaron ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; echolalia; language acquisition; pronouns; Sign language

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DEAFNESS; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PATIENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH ANALYSIS; SPEECH DISORDERS; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEAFNESS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; PERSONS WITH HEARING IMPAIRMENTS; SIGN LANGUAGE; SPEECH DISORDERS; SPEECH PRODUCTION MEASUREMENT; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84912133771     PISSN: 07340478     EISSN: 10989056     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1389103     Document Type: Article

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