Broader autism phenotype in parents of autistic children: Reality or myth?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 276-287

  Scheeren, Anke M ^a   Stauder, Johannes E A ^a  

^a MAASTRICHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Autism; Broader autism phenotype; Parents; Reaction times; Visual orienting

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; PERCEPTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSICAL DISABILITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIOLOGY; TASK PERFORMANCE; VISUAL ADAPTATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ASPERGER SYNDROME; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; FATHERS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; ORIENTATION; PARENTS; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PHENOTYPE; PROBLEM SOLVING; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; REACTION TIME; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 38549138455     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-007-0389-x     Document Type: Article

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