The identification of autism in children referred to a tertiary speech and language clinic and the implications for service delivery

Autism

Volumn 2, Issue 2, 1998, Pages 171-180

  O'Hare, A E ^a,b   Quew, R ^a   Aitken, K ^a  

^a Sick Children's NHS Trust   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Identification; Language; Speech; Speech therapy

Indexed keywords

EID: 0012322064     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361398022005     Document Type: Article

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