A new approach to the measurement of adaptive behavior: Development of the PEDI-CAT for children and youth with autism spectrum disorders

Physical and Occupational Therapy in Pediatrics

Volumn 32, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 34-47

  Kramer, Jessica M ^a   Coster, Wendy J ^a   Kao, Ying Chia ^a   Snow, Anne ^b   Orsmond, Gael I ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Adaptive behavior; Computer adaptive testing; Measurement

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISABILITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PARENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PARENTS;

EID: 84855694839     PISSN: 01942638     EISSN: 15413144     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01942638.2011.606260     Document Type: Article

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