Brief report: Relationship between non-verbal IQ and gender in autism

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 188-193

  Banach, Ryan ^a   Thompson, Ann ^a   Szatmari, Peter ^a   Goldberg, Jeremy ^a   Tuff, Lawrence ^a   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^b   Mahoney, William ^a  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Autism; Gender; Genetic; IQ

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILIAL INCIDENCE; FAMILY; FEMALE; GENETIC RISK; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERVIEW; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCHOOL CHILD; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING;

AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; PHENOTYPE; SEX RATIO; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 57949090012     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-008-0612-4     Document Type: Article

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