Brief report: Effect of maternal age on severity of autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 37, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 976-982

  Baxter, Alisa C ^a,e   Lotspeich, Linda J ^a,f   Spiker, Donna ^b   Martin, Jacquelin L ^c   Grether, Judith K ^d   Hallmayer, Joachim F ^a  

^a STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b SRI INTERNATIONAL   (United States)

^c HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d CALIFORNIA DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^f KAISER PERMANENTE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic; IQ; Maternal age; Severity; Social impairments

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR CHECKLIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; NEUROPSYCHIATRY; PERVASIVE DEVELOPMENTAL DISORDER NOT OTHERWISE SPECIFIED; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INTENTION; MATERNAL AGE; MOTHERS; PHENOTYPE; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 34249029671     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-006-0217-8     Document Type: Article

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