Clinical considerations in the diagnosis of autism spectrum disorders

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作者
Gillian Baird
Tony Charman
Paramala Janardhanan Santosh
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[1] Newcomen Centre GuysSt Thomas’ Trust,Behavioural Sciences Unit
[2] Institute of Child Health,Academic Department of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry
[3] Institute of Psychiatry,undefined
关键词
Autistic spectrum disorders; Asperger syndrome; Intelligence quotient (IQ);
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10.1007/BF02723025
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摘要
The diagnosis of autistic spectrum disorders (ASD) is being made more frequently in children and at younger ages. This paper discusses various factors to be considered in the screening of autism, early features of presentation, relevant to assessment and diagnosis, subtypes or different syndromes ithin the spectrum of autistic conditions including Asperger syndrome, the differential diagnosis from learning and language disorders and the medical and behavioural commonly associated disorders.
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页码:439 / 449
页数:10
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