Examining the validity of autism spectrum disorder subtypes

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1611-1624

  Witwer, Andrea N ^a   Lecavalier, Luc ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Pervasive developmental disorder; Subtype; Validity

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; COMORBIDITY; CRITERION VARIABLE; DEMOGRAPHY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE COURSE; FAMILY HISTORY; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; VALIDITY;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERNATIONAL CLASSIFICATION OF DISEASES; MALE; MENTAL DISORDERS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 53949106276     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0541-2     Document Type: Article

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