A retrospective journal-based case study of an infant with autism and his twin

Neurocase

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 129-137

  Rutherford, M D ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CASE STUDY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFANTILE AUTISM; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MALE; MEDICAL DOCUMENTATION; MEDICAL RECORD; MOTHER; NOCICEPTION; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SLEEP PATTERN; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; TWINS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; ECHOLALIA; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; MALE; PAIN; PARTURITION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SEIZURES; SELF STIMULATION; SLEEP DISORDERS; WIT AND HUMOR;

EID: 18144386246     PISSN: 13554794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13554790590925529     Document Type: Article

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