Abnormal speech spectrum and increased pitch variability in young autistic children

Children with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) who can speak often exhibit abnormal voice quality and speech prosody, but the exact nature and underlying mechanisms of these abnormalities, as well as their diagnostic power are currently unknown. Here we quantified speech abnormalities in terms of the...

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Main Authors: Yoram S Bonneh, Yoram eLevanon, Omrit eDean-Pardo, Lan eLossos, Yael eAdini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2011-01-01
Series:Frontiers in Human Neuroscience
Subjects:
ASD
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fnhum.2010.00237/full