Trajectory of behavior and emotional problems in autism

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 121-133

  Gray, Kylie ^a,c   Keating, Caroline ^a   Taffe, John ^a   Brereton, Avril ^a   Einfeld, Stewart ^b   Tonge, Bruce ^b  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Adult outcomes; Autism; Behavior and emotional problems

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; COMORBIDITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AFFECTIVE SYMPTOMS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD BEHAVIOR DISORDERS; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84860262367     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7588-117-2.121     Document Type: Article

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