Use of the Mullen Scales of Early Learning for the assessment of young children with Autism Spectrum Disorders

Child Neuropsychology

Volumn 12, Issue 4-5, 2006, Pages 269-277

  Akshoomoff, Natacha ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILD AND ADOLESCENT SERVICES RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; MULLEN SCALES OF EARLY LEARNING; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIALIZATION; TASK PERFORMANCE;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LEARNING; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; REFERENCE VALUES; TIME FACTORS; VIDEOTAPE RECORDING;

EID: 33747608221     PISSN: 09297049     EISSN: 17444136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/09297040500473714     Document Type: Article

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