Behavior Observation Scale: Preliminary Analysis of the Similarities and Differences between Autistic and Mentally Retarded Children
- 1 April 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by SAGE Publications in Psychological Reports
- Vol. 44 (2), 519-524
- https://doi.org/10.2466/pr0.1979.44.2.519
Abstract
35 autistic and 30 mentally retarded children matched for both mean chronological and mental age were observed in a playroom. The frequencies of occurrence of 67 objectively defined behaviors were coded on the Behavior Observation Scale. Implication for determining the objective diagnosis of autism is discussed.This publication has 6 references indexed in Scilit:
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