Sex differences in children with autism spectrum disorders compared with their unaffected siblings and typically developing children

Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders

Volumn 6, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 861-870

  Park, Subin ^a   Cho, Soo Churl ^a   Cho, In Hee ^b   Kim, Boong Nyun ^a   Kim, Jae Won ^a   Shin, Min Sup ^a   Chung, Un Sun ^c   Park, Tae Won ^d   Son, Jung Woo ^e   Yoo, Hee Jeong ^f  

^a Seoul National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^b Gachon University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^c Kyungpook National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^d Chonbuk National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^e Chungbuk National University Hospital   (South Korea)

^f Seoul National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Autism; Autistic symptoms; Behavior problems; Empathizing; Sex; Systemizing

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; BRAIN; CHILD; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMOTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SIBLING; STEREOTYPY;

EID: 84855235606     PISSN: 17509467     EISSN: 18780237     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.rasd.2011.11.006     Document Type: Article

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