Early identification of autism spectrum disorder: Recommendations for practice and research

Pediatrics

Volumn 136, Issue , 2015, Pages S10-S40

  Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^a   Bauman, Margaret L ^b   Stone, Wendy L ^c   Yirmiya, Nurit ^d   Estes, Annette ^c   Hansen, Robin L ^e   McPartland, James C ^f   Natowicz, Marvin R ^g   Choueiri, Roula ^h   Fein, Deborah ⁱ   Kasari, Connie ^j   Pierce, Karen ^k   Buie, Timothy ^l   Carter, Alice ^m   Davis, Patricia A ⁿ   Granpeesheh, Doreen ^o   Mailloux, Zoe ^p   Newschaffer, Craig ^q   Robins, Diana ^q   Roley, Susanne Smithotd ^r   Wagner, Sheldon ^s   Wetherby, Amy ^t   more..

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^d HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^e UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^f YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g LERNER RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^h UMASS MEMORIAL MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

ⁱ UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

^j UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^k UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^l HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^m UNIVERSITY OF MASSACHUSETTS BOSTON   (United States)

ⁿ Integrated Center for Child Development   (United States)

^o Center for Autism and Related Disorders   (United States)

^p THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^q DREXEL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^r University of Southern California s Mrs TH Chan Division of Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy   (United States)

^s Behavioral Development and Educational Services   (United States)

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

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ATTENTION; AUTISM; BODY MOVEMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPULSION; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONSENSUS DEVELOPMENT; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; MEDICAL RESEARCH; MOTOR DEVELOPMENT; NEUROBIOLOGY; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; OBSERVATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TEMPERAMENT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; INFANT; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; RISK ASSESSMENT;

BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; BIOMARKERS; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; HUMANS; INFANT; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 84942846075     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2014-3667C     Document Type: Conference Paper

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