Early identification and early intervention in autism spectrum disorders: Accurate and effective?

International Journal of Speech-Language Pathology

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 1-10

  Camarata, Stephen ^a  

^a VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Autism spectrum disorder screening; Autism spectrum disorder treatment; Early identification; Early intervention

Indexed keywords

HUMAN; REVIEW;

HUMANS;

EID: 84892588299     PISSN: 17549515     EISSN: 17549507     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/17549507.2013.858773     Document Type: Article

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