Understanding autism spectrum disorders

Current Paediatrics

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 274-278

  Steyn, B ^a   Le Couteur, A ^b  

^a Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (United Kingdom)

^b Fleming Nuffield Unit   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autistic spectrum disorder; Differential diagnosis; Guidelines; Management; Pervasive developmental disorder

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMORBIDITY; COMPULSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; EDUCATION; EPILEPSY; FAMILY COUNSELING; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HEARING IMPAIRMENT; HUMAN; KARYOTYPING; LANDAU KLEFFNER SYNDROME; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; RETT SYNDROME; SCREENING; SEIZURE; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SUPPORT GROUP;

EID: 0037635429     PISSN: 09575839     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0957-5839(03)00049-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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