Deficits in pragmatic conversation as manifestation of genetic liability in Autism

Clinical Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 144-151

  di Michele, Vittorio ^a,b   Mazza, Monica ^a,b   Cerbo, Renato ^a,b   Roncone, Rita ^a,b   Casacchia, Massimo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF L'AQUILA   (Italy)

^b SAN SALVATORE HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; Family study; Theory of mind

Indexed keywords

EID: 84996484091     PISSN: 17244935     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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