Social communication difficulties and autism in previously institutionalized children

Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry

Volumn 54, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 108-115.e1

  Levin, April R ^a   Fox, Nathan A ^b   Zeanah, Charles H ^c   Nelson, Charles A ^d  

^a BOSTON CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^c TULANE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; foster care development; Institutional care; social communication

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD WELFARE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COMPULSION; FOSTER CARE; HUMAN; INSTITUTIONAL CARE; INSTITUTIONALIZATION; INTERVENTION STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CAREGIVER; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EARLY CHILDHOOD INTERVENTION; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; INSTITUTIONALIZED CHILD; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; ORPHANAGE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; ROMANIA; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; STATISTICAL MODEL;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CAREGIVERS; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD, INSTITUTIONALIZED; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; EARLY INTERVENTION (EDUCATION); FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; FOSTER HOME CARE; HUMANS; INFANT; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; ORPHANAGES; ROMANIA; SOCIAL SKILLS;

EID: 84921496352     PISSN: 08908567     EISSN: 15275418     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaac.2014.11.011     Document Type: Article

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