A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the long‐term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood

@article{Steinhausen2016ASR,
  title={A systematic review and meta‐analysis of the long‐term overall outcome of autism spectrum disorders in adolescence and adulthood},
  author={Hans Christoph Steinhausen and Christina Mohr Jensen and Marlene Briciet Lauritsen},
  journal={Acta Psychiatrica Scandinavica},
  year={2016},
  volume={133}
}
A systematic review and meta‐analysis of studies reporting on the overall outcome in terms of a global measure of adjustment in children with autistic disorders followed up in adolescence and adulthood. 
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