Anxiety and avoidance in infants and toddlers with autism spectrum disorders: Evidence for differing symptom severity and presentation

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 305-313

  Davis III, Thompson E ^a   Fodstad, Jill C ^a   Jenkins, Whitney S ^a   Hess, Julie A ^a   Moree, Brittany N ^a   Dempsey, Tim ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; Autism spectrum disorders; Toddler

Indexed keywords

ANXIETY; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY INTERVENTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TODDLER;

EID: 73749088150     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.10.002     Document Type: Article

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