Early identification of autism by the CHecklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT)
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A modified screening tool for autism (Checklist for Autism in Toddlers [CHAT-23]) for Chinese children.
BACKGROUND There is a recent trend of a worldwide increase in the incidence of autistic spectrum disorder. Early identification and intervention have proved to be beneficial. The original version of the Checklist for Autism in Toddlers (CHAT) was a simple screening tool for identification of autistic children at 18 months of age in the United Kingdom. Children with an absence of joint attention...
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عنوان ژورنال: Journal of the Royal Society of Medicine
سال: 2000
ISSN: 0141-0768,1758-1095
DOI: 10.1177/014107680009301007