The role of nonverbal working memory in morphosyntactic processing by children with specific language impairment and autism spectrum disorders

The role of nonverbal working memory in morphosyntactic processing by children with specific language impairment and autism spectrum disorders

Abstract Background Both children with autism spectrum disorders (ASD) and children with specific language impairment (SLI) have been shown to have difficulties with grammatical processing. A comparison of these two populations with neurodevelopmental disorders was undertaken to examine similarities...

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Main Authors: Susan Ellis Weismer, Meghan M. Davidson, Ishanti Gangopadhyay, Heidi Sindberg, Hettie Roebuck, Margarita Kaushanskaya
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:Journal of Neurodevelopmental Disorders
Subjects:
Autism
Specific language impairment
Grammatical judgment
Working memory
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s11689-017-9209-6

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