Developing a schedule to identify social communication difficulties and autism spectrum disorder in young children with visual impairment

Developmental Medicine and Child Neurology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 285-288

  Absoud, Michael ^a   Parr, Jeremy R ^a   Salt, Alison ^a   Dale, Naomi ^a  

^a GREAT ORMOND STREET HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONGENITAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; EYEBALL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; OPTIC NERVE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; RETINA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VALIDITY; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT; VISUAL IMPAIRMENT AND SOCIAL COMMUNICATION SCHEDULE;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PILOT PROJECTS; QUESTIONNAIRES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; VISION DISORDERS;

EID: 79551522183     PISSN: 00121622     EISSN: 14698749     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-8749.2010.03846.x     Document Type: Letter

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