Early social and emotional communication in the infant siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders: An examination of the broad phenotype

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 122-132

  Cassel, Tricia D ^a   Messinger, Daniel S ^a   Ibanez, Lisa V ^a   Haltigan, John D ^a   Acosta, Susan I ^a   Buchman, Albert C ^a  

^a Department of Biology   (United States)

Author keywords

At risk; Autism spectrum disorders; Emotion; Facial expressions; Joint attention; Siblings

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CHILD DEVELOPMENT; CHILD PARENT RELATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; EMOTION; FACIAL EXPRESSION; HUMAN; INFANT; JOINT FUNCTION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RATING SCALE; SENSORIMOTOR INTEGRATION; SIBLING; SIBLING RELATION; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SIBLING RELATIONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33846707340     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0337-1     Document Type: Article

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