Examination and validation of a measure of anxiety specific to children with autism spectrum disorders

Developmental Neurorehabilitation

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 9-16

  Rieske, Robert D ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^a   Davis III, Thompson E ^a   Konst, Matthew J ^a   Williams, Lindsey W ^a   Whiting, Sara E ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

anxiety; ASD CC; Autism spectrum disorders; measurement; validation

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY DISORDER; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS COMORBIDITY FOR CHILDREN; BEHAVIOR ASSESSMENT SYSTEM FOR CHILDREN 2; CHILD; DEPRESSED AND AVOIDANT SCALE; DISCRIMINANT VALIDITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SCORING SYSTEM; VALIDATION STUDY; WORRY SCALE;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ADOLESCENT; ANXIETY; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; HEALTH STATUS INDICATORS; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS;

EID: 84871404178     PISSN: 17518423     EISSN: 17518431     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17518423.2012.705909     Document Type: Article

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