Symptom Profile of ADHD in Youth With High-Functioning Autism Spectrum Disorder: A Comparative Study in Psychiatrically Referred Populations

Journal of Attention Disorders

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2017, Pages 846-855

  Joshi, Gagan ^a,b   Faraone, Stephen V ^c   Wozniak, Janet ^a,b   Tarko, Laura ^a   Fried, Ronna ^a,b   Galdo, Maribel ^a   Furtak, Stephannie L ^a   Biederman, Joseph ^a,b  

^a MASSACHUSETTS GENERAL HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b HARVARD MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United States)

^c SUNY UPSTATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

ADHD; autism spectrum disorder; youth

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; ONSET AGE; PATIENT REFERRAL; PSYCHOTHERAPY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

ADOLESCENT; AGE OF ONSET; AMBULATORY CARE; ATTENTION DEFICIT DISORDER WITH HYPERACTIVITY; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PSYCHOTHERAPY; REFERRAL AND CONSULTATION; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 85021999400     PISSN: 10870547     EISSN: 15571246     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1087054714543368     Document Type: Article

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