A quarter century of progress on the early detection and treatment of autism spectrum disorder

Development and Psychopathology

Volumn 25, Issue 4 PART 2, 2013, Pages 1455-1472

  Dawson, Geraldine ^a   Bernier, Raphael ^b  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMAN; INFANT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RECREATION;

CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS;

EID: 84891466578     PISSN: 09545794     EISSN: 14692198     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0954579413000710     Document Type: Article

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