Contemporary outcome research and programming guidelines for asperger syndrome and high-functioning autism

Topics in Language Disorders

Volumn 24, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 249-259

  Tsatsanis, Katherine D ^a,b,c   Foley, Christine ^c   Donehower, Claire ^c  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; High functioning autism; Outcome research; Treatment guidelines

Indexed keywords

EID: 10244237830     PISSN: 02718294     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00011363-200410000-00003     Document Type: Article

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