The broad autism phenotype questionnaire: Mothers versus fathers of children with an autism spectrum disorder

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 42, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 837-846

  Seidman, Ifat ^a   Yirmiya, Nurit ^a   Milshtein, Shahaf ^a   Ebstein, Richard P ^a   Levi, Shlomit ^b  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

^b HADASSAH HEBREW UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

Author keywords

Assessment; Autism; Broad autism phenotype; Parents

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BROAD AUTISM PHENOTYPE QUESTIONNAIRE; CHILD; CHILD BEHAVIOR; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; FATHER; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; MOTHER; PARENT; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGIC ASSESSMENT; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SELF REPORT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; VINELAND ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR SCALE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DIAGNOSTIC SELF EVALUATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; PARENTS; PERSONALITY ASSESSMENT; PHENOTYPE; QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 84863821183     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-011-1315-9     Document Type: Article

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