Gesture development in toddlers with an older sibling with autism

International Journal of Language and Communication Disorders

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 18-30

  Lebarton, Eve Sauer ^a   Iverson, Jana M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

autism spectrum disorders (ASD); gesture; language

Indexed keywords

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; SIBLING;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GESTURES; HUMANS; INDIVIDUALITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SIBLINGS;

EID: 84954372211     PISSN: 13682822     EISSN: 14606984     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1460-6984.12180     Document Type: Article

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