The Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule, Toddler Module: Standardized Severity Scores

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2704-2720

  Esler, Amy N ^a   Bal, Vanessa Hus ^b,c   Guthrie, Whitney ^d   Wetherby, Amy ^e   Weismer, Susan Ellis ^f   Lord, Catherine ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

^d FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^e FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^g WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism diagnostic observation schedule; Autism spectrum disorder; Restricted and repetitive behavior; Severity; Social affect; Toddlers

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; COMPULSION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DISEASE SEVERITY ASSESSMENT; ETHNICITY; FEMALE; GESTURE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL INTERACTION; STANDARDIZED CALIBRATED SEVERITY SCORE; TODDLER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; STANDARDS;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS;

EID: 84941426857     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2432-7     Document Type: Article

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