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Communicative competence in parents of children with autism and parents of children with specific language impairment.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Aug 2007
Ruser Tilla F, Arin Deborah, Dowd Michael, Putnam Sara, Winklosky Brian, Rosen-Sheidley Beth, Piven Joseph, Tomblin Bruce, Tager-Flusberg Helen, Folstein Susan
Abstract excerpt
While the primary language deficit in autism has been thought to be pragmatic, and in specific language impairment (SLI) structural, recent research suggests phenomenological and possibly genetic overlap between the two syndromes. To compare communicative competence in parents of children with autism, SLI, and down syndrome (DS), we used a modified pragmatic rating scale (PRS-M). Videotapes of conversational...
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