Autism spectrum disorder in infancy: Developmental considerations in treatment targets

Current Opinion in Neurology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 117-123

  Brian, Jessica A ^a   Bryson, Susan E ^b   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^c  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Autism; Communication; Early intervention; Emotion regulation

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AUTISM; BEHAVIORAL SCIENCE; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EARLY INTERVENTION; EMOTIONALITY; EVIDENCE BASED PRACTICE; HIGH RISK INFANT; HUMAN; INFANT DISEASE; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MENTAL DEVELOPMENT; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; REVIEW; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; ECONOMICS; EMOTION; INFANT; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ATTENTION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; EMOTIONS; HUMANS; INFANT; RISK; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84926288456     PISSN: 13507540     EISSN: 14736551     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/WCO.0000000000000182     Document Type: Review

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