Is the discrepancy criterion for defining development disorders valid?

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 45, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 979-995

  Dyck, Murray J ^a   Hay, David ^a   Anderson, Mike ^b   Smith, Leigh M ^a   Piek, Jan ^a   Hallmayer, Joachim ^c  

^a CURTIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Attention; Developmental disorders; Empathy; Ingtelligence; Language; Motor coordination; Normal development

Indexed keywords

ACHIEVEMENT; AGE; ATTENTION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EMPATHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; PARENT; RATING SCALE; REVIEW; VALIDATION PROCESS;

AGE FACTORS; APTITUDE; ATTENTION; AUSTRALIA; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MOTOR SKILLS; PARENTS; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SEX FACTORS; UNDERACHIEVEMENT;

EID: 3242660991     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.t01-1-00290.x     Document Type: Review

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