Overlap Between Autism Spectrum Disorders and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder: Searching for Distinctive/Common Clinical Features

Autism Research

Volumn 8, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 328-337

  Craig, Francesco ^a   Lamanna, Anna Linda ^a   Margari, Francesco ^a   Matera, Emilia ^a   Simone, Marta ^a   Margari, Lucia ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviors; ADHD symptoms; ASD symptoms; Attention deficit hyperactivity disorder; Autism spectrum disorders; Emotional and behavior problems; Intelligent quotient; Overlapping

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONNERS RATING SCALE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMOTIONAL DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LEITER INTERNATIONAL PERFORMANCE SCALE REVISED; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; SNAP IV RATING SCALE; SOCIAL COMMUNICATION QUESTIONNAIRE; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; CHILD BEHAVIOR; INJURY SCALE; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES; TRAUMA SEVERITY INDICES;

EID: 84931563509     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1449     Document Type: Article

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