Comparison of the Leiter international performance scale - Revised and the Stanford-Binet Intelligence Scales, 5th Edition, in children with autism spectrum disorders

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 44-54

  Grondhuis, Sabrina Nicole ^a   Mulick, James A ^a  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Cognitive functioning; Evaluation; Intelligence

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; COGNITIVE DEFECT; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOMETRY; REPRODUCIBILITY; STANFORD-BINET INTELLIGENCE SCALE; STATISTICS;

AGE FACTORS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; PSYCHOMETRICS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; STANFORD-BINET TEST;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873849421     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-118.1.44     Document Type: Review

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