The potential role for emergence in Autism

Autism Research

Volumn 1, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 18-30

  Anderson, George M ^a  

^a YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Dimensional; Emergence; Emergent; Epilepsy; Fractionable; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; GENETICS; HUMAN; INSOMNIA; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PATHOLOGICAL REFLEX; PHENOTYPE; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; STEREOTYPY; TWINS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; DISEASES IN TWINS; DNA MUTATIONAL ANALYSIS; FEMALE; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; PHENOTYPE; REFLEX, ABNORMAL; RISK FACTORS; SEIZURES; SLEEP INITIATION AND MAINTENANCE DISORDERS; STEREOTYPED BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 65249084209     PISSN: 19393792     EISSN: 19393806     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/aur.2     Document Type: Article

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