Agreement in multi-informant assessment of behaviour and emotional problems and social functioning in adolescents with autistic and Asperger's disorder

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 1091-1098

  Jepsen, Matthew I ^a   Gray, Kylie M ^a   Taffe, John R ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Asperger's Disorder; Assessment; Autistic Disorder; Multi informant; Psychopathology; Social functioning

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADOLESCENT DISEASE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; HUMAN; MENTAL DISEASE; PARENT; PHYSICIAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCIENTIST; SOCIAL INTERACTION; TEACHER;

EID: 84859024044     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2012.02.008     Document Type: Article

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