Concurrent validity and classification accuracy of the Leiter and Leiter-R in low-functioning children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 23-30

  Tsatsanis, Katherine D ^a,c   Dartnall, Nancy ^a,b   Cicchetti, Domenic ^a   Sparrow, Sara S ^a   Klin, Ami ^a   Volkmar, Fred R ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Concurrent validity; Leiter International Performance Scale; Leiter R; Nonverbal intelligence

Indexed keywords

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 0037297067     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1022274219808     Document Type: Article

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