Diagnosing autism spectrum disorders in elderly people

International Psychogeriatrics

Volumn 23, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 700-710

  Van Niekerk, Maarten E H ^a,b   Groen, Wouter ^a   Vissers, Constance Th W M ^a,c   Van Driel De Jong, Dorine ^b   Kan, Cees C ^a   Oude Voshaar, Richard C ^a,d  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Pro Persona   (Netherlands)

^c VINCENT VAN GOGH INSTITUTE FOR PSYCHIATRY   (Netherlands)

^d UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

aged; autism; autism spectrum disorders; diagnosis; elderly; old age

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; AUTISM QUESTIONNAIRE; CAREGIVER; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMORBIDITY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HUMAN; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PHENOTYPE; REVIEW; SCREENING TEST; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MEDICAL HISTORY TAKING; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSE OF COHERENCE; THEORY OF MIND;

EID: 79955996708     PISSN: 10416102     EISSN: 1741203X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S1041610210002152     Document Type: Review

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