Oral Motor Deficits in Speech-Impaired Children with Autism

Oral Motor Deficits in Speech-Impaired Children with Autism

Absence of communicative speech in autism has been presumed to reflect a fundamental deficit in the use of language, but at least in a subpopulation may instead stem from motor and oral motor issues. Clinical reports of disparity between receptive versus expressive speech / language abilities reinfo...

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Main Authors: Matthew K Belmonte, Tanushree eSaxena-Chandhok, Ruth eCherian, Reema eMuneer, Lisa eGeorge, Prathibha eKaranth
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2013-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Integrative Neuroscience
Subjects:
Language
Speech
autism
dyspraxia
nonverbal
oral motor
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnint.2013.00047/full

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