A dimensional classification of autism spectrum disorder by social communication domains

• Published in: Journal of the American Academy of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Vol. 37; no. 3; p. 271
• Main Authors: Tanguay, P E, Robertson, J, Derrick, A
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 01.03.1998
• Subjects: Adolescent; Autistic Disorder - classification; Autistic Disorder - diagnosis; Autistic Disorder - psychology; Child; Child, Preschool; Female; Humans; Infant; Male; Nonverbal Communication; Personality Assessment - statistics & numerical data; Psychiatric Status Rating Scales - statistics & numerical data; Psychometrics; Reproducibility of Results; Social Behavior; Socialization; Verbal Behavior

To investigate whether "social communication" could be used to assess severity of symptoms in autism spectrum disorder. Social communication refers to the communication of cognitive and emotional information through facial expression, gesture, and prosody and through implicit understanding...