2008
An Update on Autism
Westphal A, Volkmar F. An Update on Autism. FOCUS The Journal Of Lifelong Learning In Psychiatry 2008, 6: 284-292. DOI: 10.1176/foc.6.3.foc284.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersSpecialized rating scalesAutism spectrum disorderThorough diagnostic assessmentRange of symptomsPrevalence of ASDMultidisciplinary evaluationCommon disorderPharmacological interventionsPsychiatric disordersDiagnostic criteriaSelf-sufficient adultsNeurobiological abnormalitiesProfound disturbancesRating ScaleNeurobiological mechanismsDiagnostic assessmentRefining interventionsDisordersMore childrenCareful assessmentGeneral psychiatristsInterventionSymptomsStrong genetic basisSpectrum disorder
1975
Social class and preschool language skill: III. Semantic mastery of position information.
Hunt J, Kirk G, Volkmar F. Social class and preschool language skill: III. Semantic mastery of position information. The Journal Of Social Psychology 1975, 91: 317-37. PMID: 1183802.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSemantic masteryHead StartPreschool language skillsFour-year-old childrenObject-object relationsChildren of povertyNursery schoolsPerceptual identificationPreschool yearsLinguistic deficitsLanguage skillsCollege backgroundMasterySex differencesChildrenDeficitsWhite childrenMore childrenSocial classSchoolsSkills