Defining autism subgroups: A taxometric solution

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 950-960

  Ingram, David G ^a   Takahashi, T Nicole ^a   Miles, Judith H ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism subgroups; Taxometrics

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ANALYTIC METHOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; COVARIANCE; FEMALE; GENETIC DATABASE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL SCHOOL; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBSERVER VARIATION; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 42649116478     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0469-y     Document Type: Article

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