Wechsler IQ profiles in diagnosis of high-functioning autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 389-406

  Siegel, Don J ^a,c   Minshew, Nancy J ^a   Goldstein, Gerald ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARITHMETIC; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MENTAL FUNCTION; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0029759009     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02172825     Document Type: Article

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