An Acoustic Analysis of Speech Motor Performance in Autistic Children Purpose: Despite known motor and spoken language impairments in autism spectrum disorder (ASD), the motor skills underlying speech production and...

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- Minimally verbal autistic children demonstrate differences in speech precision, coordination, and consistency
- Speech motor skills are correlated with language in ASD
- These skills provide unique info beyond standardized motor assessment results

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