Review of gender differences in core symptomatology in autism spectrum disorders

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 957-976

  Rivet, Tessa Taylor ^a   Matson, Johnny L ^a  

^a LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Females; Gender; Girls; Intellectual disability

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; AUTISM; BRAIN FUNCTION; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DIAGNOSTIC AND STATISTICAL MANUAL OF MENTAL DISORDERS; DISEASE COURSE; DISEASE SEVERITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIGENETICS; GENETIC ASSOCIATION; GENETIC LINKAGE; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SEX RATIO; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

EID: 79952440735     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2010.12.003     Document Type: Review

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