Are autistic traits autistic?

British Journal of Psychology

Volumn 100, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 23-28

  Barbeau, Elise B ^a,b   Mendrek, Adrianna ^b,c   Mottron, Laurent ^a,b,d  

^a Perceptual Neuroscience Lab for Autism and Development PNLab Rivière des Prairies Hospital   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c CENTRE DE RECHERCHE FERNAND SEGUIN   (Canada)

^d Hopital Riviere des Prairies   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AMNION FLUID; AUTISM; BRAIN; CHILD; CONGENITAL ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA; FEMALE; FETUS DEVELOPMENT; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADRENAL HYPERPLASIA, CONGENITAL; AMNIOTIC FLUID; AUTISTIC DISORDER; BRAIN; CHILD; FEMALE; FETAL DEVELOPMENT; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREVALENCE; PSYCHOLOGICAL THEORY; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 61449262306     PISSN: 20448295     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1348/000712608X337788     Document Type: Review

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