Describing Function in ASD: Using the DSM-5 and Other Methods to Improve Precision

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 9, 2017, Pages 2938-2941

  Bal, Vanessa H ^a   Farmer, Cristan ^b   Thurm, Audrey ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF MENTAL HEALTH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; COGNITION; COGNITION ASSESSMENT; DSM-5; DSM-IV-TR; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; INTELLECTUAL IMPAIRMENT; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LETTER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85021794948     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-017-3204-3     Document Type: Letter

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