A family study of autism: Cognitive patterns and levels in parents and siblings

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 667-683

  Fombonne, E ^a   Bolton, P ^a   Prior, J ^a   Jordan, H ^a   Rutter, M ^a  

^a MEDICAL RESEARCH COUNCIL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism; Broad phenotype; Cognitive abnormalities in relatives; Heterozygote advantage

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOWN SYNDROME; FAMILY STUDY; FEMALE; HETEROSIS; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; READING; SIBLING; VERBAL BEHAVIOR;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; HETEROZYGOTE DETECTION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PROGNOSIS; SIBLING RELATIONS;

EID: 0030821680     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.1997.tb01694.x     Document Type: Article

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