Cognitive abilities in siblings of children with autism spectrum disorders

Experimental Brain Research

Volumn 232, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 2381-2390

  Gizzonio, Valentina ^a   Avanzini, Pietro ^a   Fabbri Destro, Maddalena ^b   Campi, Cristina ^a   Rizzolatti, Giacomo ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

^b ISTITUTO ITALIANO DI TECNOLOGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Autism; Cognitive profile; Endophenotype; Siblings; WISC

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; AUTISM; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COGNITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENDOPHENOTYPE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE QUOTIENT; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOLOGICAL RATING SCALE; SIBLING; SOCIAL ADAPTATION; SOCIAL RESPONSIVENESS SCALE; TASK PERFORMANCE; WECHSLER INTELLIGENCE SCALE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TEST; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; CHILD; CHILD DEVELOPMENT DISORDERS, PERVASIVE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; NEUROPSYCHOLOGICAL TESTS; SIBLINGS; WECHSLER SCALES;

EID: 84902548555     PISSN: 00144819     EISSN: 14321106     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00221-014-3935-8     Document Type: Article

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