A prospective study of toddlers with ASD: Short-term diagnostic and cognitive outcomes

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2009, Pages 1235-1245

  Chawarska, Katarzyna ^a   Klin, Ami ^a   Paul, Rhea ^a   Macari, Suzanne ^a   Volkmar, Fred ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

ASD; Assessment; Autism; Early diagnosis; PDD NOS; Prospective studies; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PREDICTION; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TODDLER; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 70449588984     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2009.02101.x     Document Type: Article

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