Behavioral relationship between autism and fragile X syndrome

American Journal on Mental Retardation

Volumn 108, Issue 5, 2003, Pages 314-326+363

  Demark, Jenny L ^a   Feldman, Maurice A ^b   Holden, Jeanette J A ^a  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b BROCK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILDHOOD AUTISM RATING SCALE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EMOTION; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HEARING; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; RATING SCALE; REISS SCALE FOR CHILDREN DUAL DIAGNOSIS; SCORING SYSTEM; VISION;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PSYCHIATRIC STATUS RATING SCALES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0042009485     PISSN: 08958017     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/0895-8017(2003)108<314:BRBAAF>2.0.CO;2     Document Type: Article

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