Advanced parental ages and low birth weight in autism spectrum disorders-Rates and effect on functioning

Research in Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 32, Issue 5, 2011, Pages 1776-1781

  Ben Itzchak, Esther ^a   Lahat, Eli ^b   Zachor, Ditza A ^b  

^a ARIEL UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

Author keywords

Adaptive skills; Autism severity; Autism spectrum disorder; Low birth weight; Parental age

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; ETHNICITY; FUNCTIONAL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEDICAL HISTORY; MOTOR PERFORMANCE; NEWBORN; PARENTAL AGE; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIALIZATION; VERY LOW BIRTH WEIGHT;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; BIRTH WEIGHT; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; INFANT, LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; INFANT, NEWBORN; ISRAEL; MALE; MATERNAL AGE; MIDDLE AGED; PATERNAL AGE; PREGNANCY; PRENATAL EXPOSURE DELAYED EFFECTS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79958263821     PISSN: 08914222     EISSN: 18733379     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ridd.2011.03.004     Document Type: Article

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