Support for a dimensional view of autism spectrum disorders in toddlers

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 191-200

  Wiggins, Lisa D ^a,b   Robins, Diana L ^a   Adamson, Lauren B ^a   Bakeman, Roger ^a   Henrich, Christopher C ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorders (ASDs); Cluster analysis; Early diagnosis; Early identification

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CLINICAL EVALUATION; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RITUAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; TODDLER;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84858863858     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1230-0     Document Type: Article

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