Outcomes in adolescents and adults with autism: A review of the literature

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 1271-1282

  Levy, Alissa ^a   Perry, Adrienne ^a,b  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b Thistletown Regional Centre   (Canada)

Author keywords

Adolescents; Adults; Autism; Developmental disabilities; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC ACHIEVEMENT; ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; COGNITION; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EDUCATION; HUMAN; INTEGRATION; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MORTALITY; OCCUPATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; REVIEW;

EID: 79958063970     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.01.023     Document Type: Review

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