Heterogeneity and homogeneity across the autism spectrum: The role of development

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 48, Issue 5, 2009, Pages 471-473

  Jones, Warren ^a   Klin, Ami ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; PHYLOGENY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SHORT SURVEY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; EYE FIXATION; FEMALE; GENETICS; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT; MALE; NEWBORN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FIXATION, OCULAR; GENETIC HETEROGENEITY; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT;

EID: 67650296520     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/CHI.0b013e31819f6c0d     Document Type: Article

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