Reliability of the Autism Spectrum Disorder-Diagnostic For Children (ASD-DC)

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 2, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 533-545

  Matson, Johnny L ^a   Gonzalez, Melissa L ^a   Wilkins, Jonathan ^a   Rivet, Tessa T ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD DC; Asperger's Syndrome; Autism; PDD NOS; Test

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER DIAGNOSTIC FOR CHILDREN; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERNAL CONSISTENCY; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; INTERRATER RELIABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPATHY; RATING SCALE; SYMPTOM; TEST RETEST RELIABILITY;

EID: 45149083541     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2007.11.001     Document Type: Article

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