Developmental profiles in preschool children with autism spectrum disorders referred for intervention

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 790-799

  Fernell, Elisabeth ^a,b,f   Hedvall, Åsa ^a   Norrelgen, Fritiof ^a   Eriksson, Mats ^a   Höglund Carlsson, Lotta ^a   Barnevik Olsson, Martina ^c   Svensson, Liselotte ^a,d   Holm, Annette ^a   Westerlund, Joakim ^e   Gillberg, Christopher ^f  

^a KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b SKARABORG HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c PRIMA Child and Adolescent Psychiatry   (Sweden)

^d KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^e STOCKHOLM UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^f UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Cognitive function; Developmental disorder; Language delay

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COGNITION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HYPERACTIVITY; INTELLECT; INTERVIEW; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING DISORDER; LINGUISTICS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PATIENT REFERRAL; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SEX RATIO; SPEECH DISORDER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; EPILEPSY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; REGRESSION (PSYCHOLOGY); SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SPEECH; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 77950691297     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2010.02.003     Document Type: Article

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