Does Autism Diagnosis Age or Symptom Severity Differ Among Children According to Whether Assisted Reproductive Technology was Used to Achieve Pregnancy?

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 45, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 2991-3003

  Schieve, Laura A ^a   Fountain, Christine ^b   Boulet, Sheree L ^c   Yeargin Allsopp, Marshalyn ^a   Kissin, Dmitry M ^c   Jamieson, Denise J ^c   Rice, Catherine ^a   Bearman, Peter ^d  

^a NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

^b FORDHAM UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER FOR CHRONIC DISEASE PREVENTION AND HEALTH PROMOTION   (United States)

^d Och Spine at New York Presbyterian Hospitals   (United States)

Author keywords

Assisted reproductive technology; Diagnosis age; Infantile autism; Symptom severity

Indexed keywords

AGE; ARTICLE; ASSISTED REPRODUCTIVE TECHNOLOGY; AUTISM; CHILD; DISEASE SEVERITY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INFERTILITY THERAPY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOM; ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA;

ADOLESCENT; AUTISTIC DISORDER; CHILD; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PREGNANCY; REPRODUCTIVE TECHNIQUES, ASSISTED;

EID: 84941417570     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-015-2462-1     Document Type: Article

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