The frequency of restricted and repetitive behaviors in a community sample of 15-month-old infants

Journal of Developmental and Behavioral Pediatrics

Volumn 31, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 223-229

  Arnott, Bronia ^a   McConachie, Helen ^b   Meins, Elizabeth ^a   Fernyhough, Charles ^a   Couteur, Ann Le ^b   Turner, Michelle ^a   Parkinson, Kathryn ^b   Vittorini, Lucia ^a   Leekam, Susan ^c  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autistic spectrum disorder; RBQ 2; Repetitive behaviors; Typical development

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPULSION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFANT; MALE; MOTHER; QUESTIONNAIRE; REPRODUCIBILITY;

COHORT STUDIES; COMPULSIVE BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MOTHERS; QUESTIONNAIRES; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 77951748499     PISSN: 0196206X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/DBP.0b013e3181d5a2ad     Document Type: Article

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