Is the Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist a useful tool for monitoring progress in children with autism spectrum disorders?

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 302-312

  Magiati, I ^a   Moss, J ^b,c   Yates, R ^b   Charman, T ^d   Howlin, P ^b  

^a NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism spectrum disorder; Autism Treatment Evaluation Checklist; Effectiveness; Intervention; Progress

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD;

BEHAVIOR THERAPY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COHORT STUDIES; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); HUMANS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PROGRAM EVALUATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

EID: 79951522644     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01359.x     Document Type: Article

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