Samuel J. Chawner

Minimally verbal status in children with intellectual disability of genetic origin – prevalence, functional impact and relationship with motor skills: evidence from the IMAGINE-ID cohort

Abstract Background Up to a third of autistic children do not develop functional speech and remain minimally verbal (MV) beyond the age of 5, yet little is known about the clinical characteristics of this group. Less still is known about the prevalence or impact of MV status in c...