Change in autism core symptoms with intervention

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 1, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 304-317

  Zachor, Ditza A ^a,c   Ben Itzchak, Esther ^b,c   Rabinovich, Ana Lia ^c   Lahat, Eli ^a  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b BAR ILAN UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^c ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Applied Behavioral Analysis; Autism; Autism Diagnosis Observation Schedule; Autism spectrum disorder; Eclectic Developmental

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIOECONOMICS; SYMPTOM;

EID: 35549006376     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2006.12.001     Document Type: Article

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