Developmental, familial and educational characteristics of a sample of children with Autism Spectrum Disorders in Greece

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 1297-1303

  Stampoltzis, Aglaia ^a   Papatrecha, Virginia ^b   Polychronopoulou, Stavroula ^c   Mavronas, Dimitris ^d  

^a SCHOOL OF PEDAGOGICAL AND TECHNOLOGICAL EDUCATION   (Greece)

^b 4th High School of Argos   (Greece)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ATHENS   (Greece)

^d KEDDY b' Athinas   (Greece)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Diagnosis; Greece; Prevalence

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONCEPTION; DYSLEXIA; EDUCATIONAL STATUS; EPILEPSY; FAMILY ASSESSMENT; FEMALE; GREECE; HUMAN; LEARNING DISORDER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENTAL AGE; PREMATURITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX RATIO; SPECIAL EDUCATION;

EID: 84861786071     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2012.05.004     Document Type: Article

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