Mind-reading difficulties in the siblings of people with Asperger's syndrome: Evidence for a genetic influence in the abnormal development of a specific cognitive domain

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 412-418

  Dorris, Liam ^a   Espie, C A E ^a   Knott, F ^a   Salt, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Asperger's syndrome; Lesser variant deficits in siblings; Mind reading

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT; COMPREHENSION; CONTROLLED STUDY; FAMILY HISTORY; FEMALE; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGIC TEST; RELATIVE; SCHOOL CHILD; SIBLING; SOCIAL DISABILITY; SOCIAL EVOLUTION; SOCIAL INTERACTION; THEORY; VERBAL COMMUNICATION;

ADOLESCENT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; COGNITION; COGNITION DISORDERS; EMOTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL PERCEPTION;

EID: 1242298868     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2004.00232.x     Document Type: Article

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