A clinical and neurobehavioural review of high-functioning autism and Asperger's disorder

Australian and New Zealand Journal of Psychiatry

Volumn 36, Issue 6, 2002, Pages 762-770

  Rinehart, Nicole J ^a   Bradshaw, John L ^a   Brereton, Avril V ^a   Tonge, Bruce J ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger's disorder; Autism; Epidemiology; Genetics; Neuropsychology

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BODY MOVEMENT; CHROMOSOME 15; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL STUDY; COGNITION; COMPULSION; DEPRESSION; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FLAPPING TREMOR; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HUMAN; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MEDICAL INFORMATION; MENTAL DISEASE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROBIOLOGY; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STEREOTYPY; TETRASOMY; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; VISION; WALKING; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; FEMALE; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 1842837790     PISSN: 00048674     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1440-1614.2002.01097.x     Document Type: Article

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