| Journal Title | Location |
| Young Children | Shasta College, Print, most recent 5 years |
| Child Development | EBSCO Academic Search Complete, 1930 to 1 year ago |
| Infant Mental Health Journal | EBSCO Academic Search Complete, 1985 to 1 year ago |
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asterisk |
to truncate words at their roots or stems |
autis* = autism, autistic child* = child, child's, children, etc. preschool* = preschool, preschools, preschoolers |
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“ “ |
quotation marks |
to enclose a phrase or name |
"pervasive development disorder" |
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OR |
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to connect related terms |
autis* OR "pervasive development disorder" |
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AND |
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to combine multiple facets |
(autis* OR "pervasive development disorder") AND child* AND preschool* |
If we wanted to find about children with autism in preschool our search could be:
(autis* OR "pervasive development disorder") AND child* AND preschool*
In the database search box it would look something like this: 
Another example could be:
(attach* OR bond* OR separat*) and (infan* OR toddler*) and anxiety
Remember you may not get the perfect search the first time, and often synonyms and other words to narrow your topic can be discovered through trying a general search first. Try it yourself!
Kaale, A., Smith, L., & Sponheim, E. (2012). A randomized controlled trial of preschool-based joint attention intervention for children with autism. Journal Of Child Psychology And Psychiatry, 53(1), 97-105.
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