Behavioral profiles of affected and unaffected siblings of children with autism: Contribution of measures of mother-infant interaction and nonverbal communication

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 41, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 287-301

  Rozga, Agata ^a,c   Hutman, Ted ^a   Young, Gregory S ^b   Rogers, Sally J ^b   Ozonoff, Sally ^b   Dapretto, Mirella ^a   Sigman, Marian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^c Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism; Broader autism phenotype; Early identification; Mother infant interaction; Nonverbal communication; Still face procedure

Indexed keywords

AFFECT; ARTICLE; ATTENTION; AUTISM; CAREGIVER; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; FACIAL EXPRESSION; FEMALE; GAZE; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SIBLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SYMPTOM; VOCALIZATION;

ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ATTENTION; AUTISTIC DISORDER; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT BEHAVIOR; MALE; MOTHER-CHILD RELATIONS; NONVERBAL COMMUNICATION; PLAY AND PLAYTHINGS; SIBLINGS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 79956022138     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-010-1051-6     Document Type: Article

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