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The phenotype and neural correlates of language in autism: an integrative review.
Neuroscience and biobehavioral reviews - 1 Oct 2008
Groen Wouter B, Zwiers Marcel P, van der Gaag Rutger-Jan, Buitelaar Jan K
Abstract excerpt
Although impaired communication is one of the defining criteria in autism, linguistic functioning is highly variable among people with this disorder. Accumulating evidence shows that language impairments in autism are more extensive than commonly assumed and described by formal diagnostic criteria and are apparent at various levels. Phenotypically, most people with autism have semantic, syntactic and pragmatic...
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