Annual research review: Infant development, autism, and ADHD - Early pathways to emerging disorders

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 56, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 228-247

  Johnson, Mark H ^a   Gliga, Teodora ^a   Jones, Emily ^a   Charman, Tony ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

ADHD; autism spectrum disorders; developmental pathways; Neurodevelopmental disorder; prediction; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; HUMAN; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; RISK FACTOR;

ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; HUMANS; INFANT; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84923637967     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jcpp.12328     Document Type: Article

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