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Diana Robins

Associate professor of psychology , Drexel University

Diana Robins is associate professor of psychology at Drexel University. She leads the Research Program in Early Detection and Intervention at the A.J. Drexel Autism Institute.

April 2014

Screening toddlers for autism is worthwhile

by ,  /  29 April 2014

A Norwegian study published in February suggested that the Modified Checklist for Autism in Toddlers fails to detect many cases of autism at 18 months of age. The creators of the test explain why there’s more to the story.

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