Trajectories of autism severity in early childhood

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 546-563

  Venker, Courtney E ^a   Ray Subramanian, Corey E ^a   Bolt, Daniel M ^a   Weismer, Susan Ellis ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism severity; Calibrated severity scores; Functional skill trajectories; Growth trajectories

Indexed keywords

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84894318600     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1903-y     Document Type: Article

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