title: Description of semantic--syntactic relations in an autistic child.
abstract: This longitudinal study investigated the language acquisition strategies employed by an autistic child learning sign language. The child's core vocabulary and developing semantic-syntactic relationships were compared with language acquisition in normal children. There were specific deviations in language development noted, in spite of providing the child with appropriate sign language training.
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000523:psychology* / Q000534:rehabilitation; D002648:Child; D003145:Communication Methods, Total; D006801:Humans; D007804:Language Development; D008037:Linguistics; D008137:Longitudinal Studies; D008297:Male; D008369:Manual Communication; D012660:Semantics; D012813:Sign Language