When Asperger's syndrome and a nonverbal learning disability look alike

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 25, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 190-195

  Stein, Martin T ^a   Klin, Ami ^b   Miller, Karen ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA SAN DIEGO   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c TUFTS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Nonverbal learning disability; Pragmatic learning disorder

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CASE REPORT; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEARNING DISORDER; MALE; MENTAL PERFORMANCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TASK PERFORMANCE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; CHILD; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LEARNING DISORDERS; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHOMOTOR DISORDERS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 3242672658     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00004703-200406000-00008     Document Type: Article

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