Assessment of autism in community settings: Discrepancies in classification

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 660-669

  Williams, Marian E ^a   Atkins, Monique ^b,c   Soles, Tamara ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL LOS ANGELES   (United States)

^c Clinical Teaching Block   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Early childhood; Latino

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNITY; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LANGUAGE; MALE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOMETRY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION BARRIERS; COMMUNITY-INSTITUTIONAL RELATIONS; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; RISK FACTORS; SCHOOLS;

EID: 62349140989     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0668-1     Document Type: Article

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