Autism spectrum disorder: Diagnosis and management

Archives of Disease in Childhood: Education and Practice Edition

Volumn 94, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 161-168

  O'Hare, Anne ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; PEER GROUP; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; LANDAU-KLEFFNER SYNDROME; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION;

EID: 73649104823     PISSN: 17430585     EISSN: 17430593     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1136/adc.2008.150490     Document Type: Review

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