Autism spectrum disorder: Outcomes in adulthood

Current Opinion in Psychiatry

Volumn 30, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 69-76

  Howlin, Patricia ^a,b   Magiati, Iliana ^c  

^a KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^c NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SINGAPORE   (Singapore)

Author keywords

Adulthood; Aging; Autism; Autism spectrum disorder; Developmental trajectories; Outcome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ADULTHOOD; AGING; AUTISM; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COGNITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FAMILY; GENDER; HUMAN; ILLNESS TRAJECTORY; MENTAL HEALTH; MORTALITY; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SUICIDE; VERBAL COMMUNICATION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; HUMAN RELATION; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGY; RESEARCH; UNEMPLOYMENT;

ADULT; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MENTAL DISORDERS; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); RESEARCH; UNEMPLOYMENT;

EID: 85008711820     PISSN: 09517367     EISSN: 14736578     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/YCO.0000000000000308     Document Type: Review

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