Stability of diagnostic assessment for autism spectrum disorder between 18 and 36 months in a high-risk cohort

Autism Research

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2016, Pages 790-800

  Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^a   Bryson, Susan E ^b   Brian, Jessica ^c   Smith, Isabel M ^b   Roberts, Wendy ^c   Szatmari, Peter ^d   Roncadin, Caroline ^e   Garon, Nancy ^f   Vaillancourt, Tracy ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^d University of Toronto   (Canada)

^e Kinark Child and Family Services   (Canada)

^f MOUNT ALLISON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

autism; early diagnosis; early identification; infants; longitudinal study

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; GOLD STANDARD; HIGH RISK POPULATION; HUMAN; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LONGITUDINAL STUDY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SIBLING; SKILL; SYMPTOM;

EID: 84978805247     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.1585     Document Type: Article

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