Cognitive and language skills in adults with autism: A 40-year follow-up

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 55, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 49-58

  Howlin, Patricia ^a,b   Savage, Sarah ^a   Moss, Philippa ^a   Tempier, Althea ^a   Rutter, Michael ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

adulthood; Autism spectrum disorders

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DEVELOPMENTAL LANGUAGE DISORDER; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; TIME;

ADULTHOOD; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDERS;

ADULT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84890792702     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12115     Document Type: Article

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