Temperament and its relationship to autistic symptoms in a high-risk infant sib cohort

Journal of Abnormal Child Psychology

Volumn 37, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 59-78

  Garon, Nancy ^a   Bryson, Susan E ^a,b   Zwaigenbaum, Lonnie ^c   Smith, Isabel M ^a,b   Brian, Jessica ^d   Roberts, Wendy ^d   Szatmari, Peter ^e  

^a IWK HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^b DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

^d HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

ASD; High risk infants; Temperament; Toddler behavior assessment questionnaire revised

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AFFECT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; COHORT STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK FACTORS; SIBLINGS; TEMPERAMENT;

EID: 58649116436     PISSN: 00910627     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10802-008-9258-0     Document Type: Article

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