Imitation assessment and its utility to the diagnosis of autism: Evidence from consecutive clinical preschool referrals for suspected autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 484-496

  Vanvuchelen, Marleen ^a   Roeyers, Herbert ^b   De Weerdt, Willy ^c  

^a PHL University College   (Belgium)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Assessment; Bodily and procedural imitation; Cohort type diagnostic accuracy study; Core deficit; Differential diagnosis; Preschool Imitation and Praxis Scale (PIPS)

Indexed keywords

APTITUDE TEST; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE GENERIC; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; GROSS MOTOR FUNCTION MEASURE; HUMAN; IMITATION; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LOGISTIC REGRESSION ANALYSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NONSPECTRUM DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PEABODY DEVELOPMENTAL MOTOR SCALES 2; PREDICTOR VARIABLE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRESCHOOL IMITATION AND PRAXIS SCALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROCEDURAL IMITATION DELAY; PSYCHOMOTOR RETARDATION; RATING SCALE; RECEPTIVE LANGUAGE DELAY; RISK FACTOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMITATIVE BEHAVIOR; INFANT; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; RISK FACTORS; ROC CURVE;

EID: 79956045317     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1074-z     Document Type: Article

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