IQ in children with autism spectrum disorders: Data from the Special Needs and Autism Project (SNAP)

Psychological Medicine

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 619-627

  Charman, T ^a   Pickles, A ^b   Simonoff, E ^c   Chandler, S ^a   Loucas, T ^d   Baird, G ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER   (United Kingdom)

^c KING'S COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF READING   (United Kingdom)

^e GUY'S AND ST THOMAS' NHS FOUNDATION TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive behaviour; autism; autism spectrum disorders; IQ; pervasive developmental disorders; SNAP

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TEST; MALE; MENTAL DEFICIENCY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; UNITED KINGDOM; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; GREAT BRITAIN; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; MALE; MENTAL RETARDATION; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 79952314858     PISSN: 00332917     EISSN: 14698978     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0033291710000991     Document Type: Article

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