The effects of gender and age on repetitive and/or restricted behaviors and interests in adults with autism spectrum disorders and intellectual disability

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 2346-2351

  Hattier, Megan A ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^a   Tureck, Kimberly ^a   Horovitz, Max ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Age; Autism spectrum disorders; DASH II; Gender; Intellectual disability; Stereotypy

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ASSESSMENT FOR THE SEVERELY HANDICAPPED II; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; STEREOTYPY;

ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ATTENTION DEFICIT AND DISRUPTIVE BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLECTUAL DISABILITY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SEX DISTRIBUTION; STEREOTYPIC MOVEMENT DISORDER;

EID: 80053629958     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.07.028     Document Type: Article

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