Behavioural and cognitive phenotypes in idiopathic autism versus autism associated with fragile X syndrome

Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry and Allied Disciplines

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 290-299

  Dissanayake, Cheryl ^a   Bui, Quang ^b   Bulhak Paterson, Danuta ^a   Huggins, Richard ^b   Loesch, Danuta Z ^a  

^a LA TROBE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognition; Comorbidity; Family factors; Fragile X syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC OBSERVATIONAL SCHEDULE GENERIC; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSION; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETICS; HUMAN; IDIOPATHIC DISEASE; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; SCHOOL CHILD; VERBAL BEHAVIOR; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WESCHLER PRESCHOOL AND PRIMARY SCALE OF INTELLIGENCE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION; LINGUISTICS; PRESCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COGNITION DISORDERS; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; GENETIC PREDISPOSITION TO DISEASE; HUMANS; MALE; PHENOTYPE; VOCABULARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 68149117457     PISSN: 00219630     EISSN: 14697610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-7610.2008.01988.x     Document Type: Article

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