Who benefits from early intervention in autism spectrum disorders?

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 345-350

  Ben Itzchak, Esther ^a,b   Zachor, Ditza A ^b,c  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptive skills; Autism spectrum disorders; Cognitive abilities; Early intervention; Maternal age; Maternal education; Outcome; Predictors

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEMI STRUCTURED INTERVIEW; SKILL; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 77957356719     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.04.018     Document Type: Article

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