How to test the extreme male brain theory of autism in terms of foetal androgens?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 38, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 995-996

  Knickmeyer, Rebecca C ^a,b   Baron Cohen, Simon ^c   Auyeung, Bonnie ^c   Ashwin, Emma ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b Neurosciences Hospital   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANDROGEN; TESTOSTERONE;

AMNION FLUID; ANDROGEN INSENSITIVITY SYNDROME; AUTISM; BRAIN; COGNITION; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; ETHNICITY; HUMAN; LETTER; MALE; MENTAL HEALTH; MOTOR COORDINATION; PRENATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; TASK PERFORMANCE; THEORY;

ANDROGENS; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; FETAL DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY;

EID: 42649102307     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0553-y     Document Type: Letter

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