A review of the role of female gender in autism spectrum disorders

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 43, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 2584-2603

  Kirkovski, Melissa ^a   Enticott, Peter G ^a   Fitzgerald, Paul B ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Etiology; Gender; Symptomatology

Indexed keywords

ANEUPLOIDY; ASPERGER SYNDROME; AUTISM; BRAIN DEVELOPMENT; CHROMOSOME MUTATION; COMMUNICATION SKILL; COPY NUMBER VARIATION; GENOME IMPRINTING; HERITABILITY; HUMAN; LANGUAGE ABILITY; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYMPTOM ASSESSMENT; TWINS; X CHROMOSOME INACTIVATION;

CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEX FACTORS;

EID: 84886775282     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-013-1811-1     Document Type: Review

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