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Performance Of Adolescent Autistic Males On The Michigan Picture Language Inventory, Marcia Sharril Kline
Performance Of Adolescent Autistic Males On The Michigan Picture Language Inventory, Marcia Sharril Kline
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The purpose of this study was to compare the expressive and comprehensive language structure skills of a selected sample of normal males and adolescent autistic males, using the Michigan Picture Language Inventory (MPLI) as the investigating instrument in order to determine if a statistically significant difference existed between the two groups. The autistic and normal subjects were matched for mental age scores within plus or minus two months as measured by the Peabody Picture Vocabulary Test (PPVT), Form B.
Seven autistic male and seven normal male subjects were selected from the greater Portland metropolitan area to be included in this …