Assessing need in school-aged children with an autism spectrum disorder

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 4, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 539-547

  Brown, Hilary K ^a,b   Ouellette Kuntz, Hélène ^a,b,c   Hunter, Duncan ^a   Kelley, Elizabeth ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b National Epidemiologic Database for the Study of Autism in Canada   (Canada)

^c Ongwanada   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders; Functional independence; Needs assessment; Perceived need; Service use

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL AGENT; PSYCHOTROPIC AGENT;

ADAPTATION; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL RESEARCH; DOCTOR PATIENT RELATION; FAMILY CENTERED CARE; FUNCTIONAL STATUS; HEALTH CARE ACCESS; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HEALTH CARE POLICY; HEALTH CARE SYSTEM; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HEALTH SERVICE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PARENTAL STRESS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

EID: 77957552129     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2009.12.009     Document Type: Review

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