Autism Severity as a Predictor of Comorbid Conditions

Journal of Developmental and Physical Disabilities

Volumn 27, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 405-415

  Jang, Jina ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Challenging behaviors; Comorbidity; Psychopathology; Severity

Indexed keywords

EID: 84953369552     PISSN: 1056263X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10882-015-9421-9     Document Type: Review

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