The Effect of Communication Deficits on Anxiety Symptoms in Infants and Toddlers With Autism Spectrum Disorders

Behavior Therapy

Volumn 43, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 142-152

  Davis, Thompson E ^a   Moree, Brittany N ^a   Dempsey, Timothy ^a   Hess, Julie A ^a   Jenkins, Whitney S ^a   Fodstad, Jill C ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anxiety; ASD; Communication; Infants; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

AFRICAN AMERICAN; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BABY AND INFANT SCALE FOR CHILDREN WITH AUTISM TRAITS; BATTELLE DEVELOPMENTAL INVENTORY; CAUCASIAN; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; COMMUNICATION SKILL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; ETHNIC DIFFERENCE; FEMALE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MODIFIED CHECKLIST FOR AUTISM IN TODDLERS; NAMED INVENTORIES, QUESTIONNAIRES AND RATING SCALES; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ANXIETY; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES;

EID: 84856469992     PISSN: 00057894     EISSN: 18781888     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beth.2011.05.003     Document Type: Article

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