Can the children's communication checklist differentiate autism spectrum subtypes?

Autism

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 266-287

  Verté, Sylvie ^a   Geurts, Hilde M ^b   Roeyers, Herbert ^a   Rosseel, Yves ^a   Oosterlaan, Jaap ^b   Sergeant, Joseph A ^b  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^b VU UNIVERSITY AMSTERDAM   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Asperger syndrome; Children's communication checklist; Cluster analysis; High functioning autism; Pervasive developmental disorder not otherwise specified

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILDRENS COMMUNICATION CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY;

ADOLESCENT; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 33646238712     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361306063299     Document Type: Article

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