Brief report: Use of DQ for estimating cognitive ability in young children with autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 36, Issue 7, 2006, Pages 959-963

  Delmolino, Lara M ^a  

^a The State University of New Jersey   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Development; Intelligence; Testing

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL QUOTIENT; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOEDUCATIONAL PROFILE REVISED; SHORT TERM MEMORY; STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 33748976371     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0133-y     Document Type: Article

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