Autism in adults with intellectual disabilities;Autismus bei erwachsenen Menschen mit geistiger Behinderung

Nervenarzt

Volumn 81, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 1333-1345

  Sappok, T ^a   Bergmann, T ^a   Kaiser, H ^a   Diefenbacher, A ^a  

^a Königin Elisabeth Herzberge Hospital   (Germany)

Author keywords

Autism; Diagnosis; Mental retardation; Prognosis; Therapy

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; COGNITION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMORBIDITY; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HUMAN; INFANTILE AUTISM; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION;

EID: 78650212392     PISSN: 00282804     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00115-010-3098-1     Document Type: Review

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