Narrowing the broader autism phenotype: A study using the Communication Checklist - Adult Version (CC-A)

Autism

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 559-574

  Whitehouse, Andrew J O ^a   Coon, Hilary ^b   Miller, Judith ^b   Salisbury, Bryanna ^b   Bishop, Dorothy V M ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

autism; broad phenotype; communication; family; genetic; language

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION CHECKLIST ADULT; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL DISABILITY;

ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHECKLIST; COMMUNICATION; EXECUTIVE FUNCTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PHENOTYPE;

EID: 78650327933     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361310382107     Document Type: Article

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