Birth Order Effects on Nonverbal IQ Scores in Autism Multiplex Families

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2001, Pages 449-460

  Spiker, Donna ^a,c   Lotspeich, Linda J ^a   Dimiceli, Sue ^a   Szatmari, Peter ^b   Myers, Richard M ^a   Risch, Neil ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b HAMILTON HEALTH SCIENCES   (Canada)

^c SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

Author keywords

Birth order; IQ scores; Multiplex families

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR DISORDER; BIRTH ORDER; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GENETIC ANALYSIS; GENETIC RISK; HEREDITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; CHILD; FAMILY; INTELLIGENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; BIRTH ORDER; CHILD; FAMILY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0035496480     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1012217807469     Document Type: Article

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