Journal article
Quantifying Dimensions in Autism: A Factor-Analytic Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The objective of this study was to determine whether the phenotypic variation in autism and the related pervasive developmental disorders (PDDs) is a unitary construct or whether it is composed of distinct dimensions of autistic symptoms and measures of level of functioning.
METHOD: One hundred twenty-nine children with autism and other forms of PDD from two samples with different inclusion criteria were assessed with the Vineland …
Authors
SZATMARI P; MÉRETTE C; BRYSON SE; THIVIERGE J; ROY M-A; CAYER M; MAZIADE M
Journal
Journal of the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, Vol. 41, No. 4, pp. 467–474
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 2002
DOI
10.1097/00004583-200204000-00020
ISSN
0890-8567