Language and reading abilities of children with autism spectrum disorders and specific language impairment and their first-degree relatives

Autism Research

Volumn 2, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 22-38

  Lindgren, Kristen A ^a   Folstein, Susan E ^b   Tomblin, J Bruce ^c   Tager Flusberg, Helen ^a  

^a BOSTON UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF IOWA   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Broader phenotype; Genetics; Language; Parents; Reading; Siblings; Specific language impairment

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AUTISM; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE SEVERITY; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; LEARNING ALGORITHM; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT PARTICIPATION; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; READING; RELATIVE; REVIEW; SCORING SYSTEM; SIBLING;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; DYSLEXIA; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 63449118030     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.63     Document Type: Review

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