Unpacking the complex nature of the autism epidemic

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 548-554

  Leonard, Helen ^a   Dixon, Glenys ^a   Whitehouse, Andrew J O ^a,b   Bourke, Jenny ^a   Aiberti, Karina ^a   Nassar, Natasha ^a   Bower, Carol ^a   Glasson, Emma J ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Autism epidemic; Autism spectrum disorder; Autistic disorder; Diagnosis; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CULTURAL FACTOR; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; METHODOLOGY; NOMENCLATURE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT;

EID: 77957370500     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.01.003     Document Type: Review

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