Delineating the profile of autism spectrum disorder characteristics in Cornelia de Lange and fragile x syndromes

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 118, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 55-73

  Moss, Joanna ^a   Oliver, Chris ^a   Nelson, Lisa ^a   Richards, Caroline ^a   Hall, Scott ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Behavioral phenotypes; Cornelia de Lange syndrome; Fragile X syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE BEHAVIOR; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLASSIFICATION; COMORBIDITY; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DISABILITY; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMAN; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; QUESTIONNAIRE; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNICATION; COMORBIDITY; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DISABILITY EVALUATION; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; QUESTIONNAIRES; SELF CARE; SOCIAL ADJUSTMENT; YOUNG ADULT;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84873856959     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-118.1.55     Document Type: Article

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