The Social Communication Assessment for Toddlers with Autism (SCATA): An instrument to measure the frequency, form and function of communication in toddlers with autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 648-666

  Drew, Auriol ^a   Baird, Gillian ^a   Taylor, Emma ^b   Milne, Elizabeth ^c   Charman, Tony ^b  

^a GUY S HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Measurement; Non verbal communication; PDD; Social communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FREQUENCY ANALYSIS; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PREDICTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION ASSESSMENT FOR TODDLERS WITH AUTISM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TODDLER;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EDUCATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LANGUAGE TESTS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 34147100624     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0224-9     Document Type: Article

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