Similar developmental trajectories in autism and Asperger syndrome: From early childhood to adolescence

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1459-1467

  Szatmari, Peter ^a   Bryson, Susan ^b   Duku, Eric ^a   Vaccarella, Liezanne ^a   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^c   Bennett, Teresa ^a   Boyle, Michael H ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adaptive functioning; Asperger syndrome; Autism; Autistic spectrum disorder; Language impairment; Pervasive developmental disorder

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENCE; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GROWTH CURVE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SKILL; SOCIALIZATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DISORDERS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER;

EID: 70449127451     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02123.x     Document Type: Article

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