Reading and Phonological Skills in Boys with Fragile X Syndrome

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1699-1711

  Klusek, Jessica ^a   Hunt, Anna W ^b   Mirrett, Penny L ^c   Hatton, Deborah D ^d   Hooper, Stephen R ^e   Roberts, Jane E ^a   Bailey, Donald B ^f  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b Clarity: The Speech   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^d VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f RTI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Fragile X syndrome; Literacy; Phonological awareness; Phonological skills; Reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; AWARENESS; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PHONEME; PHONETICS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; READING; SCHOOL CHILD; SOUND; SYMPTOM; VERBAL MEMORY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COGNITION; COMPLICATION; LINGUISTICS; PSYCHOLOGY;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; COGNITION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; LINGUISTICS; MALE; READING;

EID: 84929946938     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2328-y     Document Type: Article

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