Factor analysis of the aberrant behavior checklist in individuals with autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2007, Pages 1949-1959

  Brinkley, Jason ^a,b   Nations, Laura ^a   Abramson, Ruth K ^c   Hall, Alicia ^c   Wright, Harry H ^c   Gabriels, Robin ^d   Gilbert, John R ^a   Pericak Vance, Margaret A O ^a   Cuccaro, Michael L ^a  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NORTH CAROLINA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Aberrant Behavior Checklist; Autism; Irritability; Self injury

Indexed keywords

ABERRANT BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTOMUTILATION; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACTORIAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEUROBIOLOGY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SAMPLE; SCHOOL CHILD; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRATIFICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERKINESIS; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; IRRITABLE MOOD; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LETHARGY; MALE; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; SPEECH DISORDERS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR;

EID: 35349010682     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0327-3     Document Type: Article

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