Autism research: Lessons from the past and prospects for the future

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 241-257

  Rutter, Michael ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognitive deficits; Collaboration; Developmental regression; Epidemiology; Experiments; Intervention studies; Matching groups; Neural dysfunction; Quantitative and molecular genetics; Research clinical interplay; Sex differences; Standardized measures

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; COGNITION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DATA ANALYSIS; EMPIRICISM; FEASIBILITY STUDY; FOLLOW UP; GENETIC SUSCEPTIBILITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTIVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; STANDARDIZATION; TECHNIQUE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MOTIVATION; PREVALENCE;

EID: 17744395755     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-004-2003-9     Document Type: Conference Paper

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