The developing language abilities and increased risks of 'unaffected' siblings of children with autism spectrum disorder

Neuropsychiatry

Volumn 3, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 513-524

  Drumm, Ellen ^a   Brian, Jessica ^a  

^a University of Toronto   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTISM; AUTISM DIAGNOSTIC INTERVIEW REVISED; COMMUNICATION DISORDER; DSM-5; EMOTIONALITY; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FIRST DEGREE RELATIVE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; LANGUAGE DELAY; LANGUAGE DEVELOPMENT; LANGUAGE DISABILITY; MENTAL DISEASE; MONOZYGOTIC TWINS; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SIBLING; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; WIDE RANGE ACHIEVEMENT TEST;

EID: 84885003319     PISSN: 17582008     EISSN: 17582016     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/npy.13.65     Document Type: Review

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