An evaluation of the Gilliam Autism Rating Scale

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 795-805

  Lecavalier, Luc ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Children; Construct validity; Diagnosis; Factor analysis; Rating scale

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM QUOTIENT; CHILD; COMPULSION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EVALUATION; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENDER; GILLIAM AUTISM RATING SCALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY; RATING SCALE; RELIABILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STEREOTYPY; TEACHER; VALIDATION PROCESS; VARIANCE; ADULT; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 33645954575     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-005-0025-6     Document Type: Article

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