Brief report: Pervasive Developmental Disorder can evolve into ADHD: Case illustrations

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 525-534

  Fein, Deborah ^a   Dixon, Pamela ^a   Paul, Jennifer ^a   Levin, Harriet ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b REACH Early Intervention Center   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; Autism; Loss of the PDD diagnosis; Outcome; PDD

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE;

EID: 24044437454     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-005-5066-3     Document Type: Article

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