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Articulation in early childhood autism

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Using a standardized articulation test, comparisons were made between the articulation of autistic children and (1) a group of predominantly subnormal language matched controls; (2) developmental receptive dysphasic controls. The autistic children's articulation was significantly superior to that of both control groups. The findings are discussed in relation to differences in the pattern of language impairment in the three groups.

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Boucher, J. Articulation in early childhood autism. J Autism Dev Disord 6, 297–302 (1976). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01537907

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