Differentiating between autism spectrum disorders and other developmental disabilities in children who failed a screening instrument for ASD

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 425-436

  Ventola, Pamela ^a   Kleinman, Jamie ^a   Pandey, Juhi ^a   Wilson, Leandra ^a   Esser, Emma ^a   Boorstein, Hilary ^a   Dumont Mathieu, Thyde ^a   Marshia, Gail ^a   Barton, Marianne ^a   Hodgson, Sarah ^a   Green, James ^a   Volkmar, Fred ^b   Chawarska, Katarzyna ^b   Babitz, Tammy ^b   Robins, Diana ^c   Fein, Deborah ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Developmental language disorder; Early detection; Global developmental delay

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SOCIALIZATION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MASS SCREENING;

EID: 33847621680     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0177-z     Document Type: Article

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