Sex differences and within-family associations in the broad autism phenotype

Autism

Volumn 18, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 106-116

  Klusek, Jessica ^a   Losh, Molly ^b   Martin, Gary E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA   (United States)

^b NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

autism; broad autism phenotype; endophenotype; gender; personality; pragmatic language; sex

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; BROAD AUTISM PHENOTYPE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPULSION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; FAMILY STUDY; FATHER CHILD RELATION; FEMALE; GENETIC TRAIT; HUMAN; INDIVIDUALITY; INTERPERSONAL COMMUNICATION; LANGUAGE ABILITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTHER CHILD RELATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL ATTITUDE;

AUTISM; BROAD AUTISM PHENOTYPE; ENDOPHENOTYPE; GENDER; PERSONALITY; PRAGMATIC LANGUAGE; SEX;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; COMMUNICATION; ENDOPHENOTYPES; FAMILY; FATHERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LANGUAGE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MOTHERS; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; SEX FACTORS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84892987094     PISSN: 13623613     EISSN: 14617005     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1362361312464529     Document Type: Article

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