Constructs assessed by the GARS-2: Factor analysis of data from the standardization sample

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 40, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1118-1130

  Pandolfi, Vincent ^a   Magyar, Caroline I ^b   Dill, Charles A ^c  

^a ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE AND DENTISTRY   (United States)

^c HOFSTRA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism screening; Autism spectrum disorder; Factor analysis; GARS 2

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; FEMALE; GILLIAM AUTISM RATING SCALE; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL DISABILITY; STEREOTYPY;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FACTOR ANALYSIS, STATISTICAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77956059668     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-0967-1     Document Type: Article

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