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Early pragmatic language difficulties in siblings of children with autism: implications for DSM-5 social communication disorder?
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Jul 2015
Miller Meghan, Young Gregory S, Hutman Ted, Johnson Scott, Schwichtenberg A J, Ozonoff Sally
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BACKGROUND: We evaluated early pragmatic language skills in preschool-age siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD), and examined correspondence between pragmatic language impairments and general language difficulties, autism symptomatology, and clinical outcomes. METHODS: Participants were younger siblings of children with ASD (high-risk, n = 188) or typical development (low-risk, n = 119) who...
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