Effects of adult familiarity on social behaviours in Angelman syndrome

Journal of Intellectual Disability Research

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 339-350

  Mount, R ^a   Oliver, C ^a   Berg, K ^a   Horsler, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b Lewisham Psychological Therapies Service   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Angelman syndrome; Behavioural phenotype; Imprinting; Intellectual disability; Kinship theory; Sociability

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANGELMAN SYNDROME; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERPERSONAL RELATIONS; MALE; RECOGNITION (PSYCHOLOGY); SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL PERCEPTION; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC;

EID: 79951551899     PISSN: 09642633     EISSN: 13652788     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1365-2788.2010.01364.x     Document Type: Article

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