A national study to investigate the clinical use of standardised instruments in autism spectrum disorder assessment of children and adults in Scotland

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 29-30, Issue , 2016, Pages 93-100

  Rutherford, Marion ^a,b   McKenzie, Karen ^b,c   McClure, Iain ^b,d   Forsyth, Kirsty ^a,b   O'Hare, Anne ^b,d   McCartney, Deborah ^a,b   Finlayson, Ian ^a,b  

^a QUEEN MARGARET UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b NHS LOTHIAN   (United Kingdom)

^c NORTHUMBRIA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adults; Assessment; Autism Spectrum Disorder; Children

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ADULT ASPERGER ASSESSMENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM ASSESSMENT; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATION SCHEDULE; CHILD; CHILD PSYCHIATRY; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CLINICAL OBSERVATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSIS OF SOCIAL AND COMMUNICATION DISORDER SCHEDULE; GILLIAM ASPERGER DISORDER SCALE; GILLIAM AUTISM RATING SCALE; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; KRUG ASPERGER DISORDER INDEX; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MEDICAL INFORMATION; PATIENT REFERRAL; PREVENTIVE HEALTH SERVICE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; RITVO AUTISM ASPERGER DIAGNOSTIC SCALE REVISED; SCOTLAND; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; STAFF TRAINING;

EID: 84969581184     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2016.05.003     Document Type: Article

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