Screening tools for autism spectrum disorders

Advances in Autism

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 12-29

  Sappok, Tanja ^a   Heinrich, Manuel ^a   Underwood, Lisa ^b,c  

^a Königin Elisabeth Herzberge Hospital   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF AUCKLAND   (New Zealand)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Diagnosis; Screening measure

Indexed keywords

EID: 84964496542     PISSN: 20563868     EISSN: 20563876     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1108/AIA-03-2015-0001     Document Type: Article

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