Developmental approaches to understanding and treating autism

Folia Phoniatrica et Logopaedica

Volumn 62, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 166-177

  Charman, Tony ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Diagnosis; Intervention; Screening

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; HUMAN; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MEDICAL RESEARCH; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; HUMANS; INFANT; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 77951950405     PISSN: 10217762     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000314032     Document Type: Article

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