Are we under-estimating the association between autism symptoms?: The importance of considering simultaneous selection when using samples of individuals who meet diagnostic criteria for an autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 44, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 2921-2930

  Murray, Aja Louise ^a   McKenzie, Karen ^b   Kuenssberg, Renate ^c   O’Donnell, Michael ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c NHS FIFE   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ULSTER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Fractionable triad; Range restriction; Sampling; Simultaneous selection

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGINATION; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SYMPTOM; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; PSYCHOLOGICAL MODEL; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; PATIENT SELECTION; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84910146287     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-014-2154-2     Document Type: Article

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