Parent-Endorsed Sex Differences in Toddlers with and Without ASD: Utilizing the M-CHAT

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 126-134

  Øien, Roald A ^a,b   Hart, Logan ^a,b   Schjølberg, Synnve ^c   Wall, Carla A ^b   Kim, Elizabeth S ^d   Nordahl Hansen, Anders ^e   Eisemann, Martin R ^a   Chawarska, Katarzyna ^b   Volkmar, Fred R ^b   Shic, Frederick ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TROMSØ   (Norway)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c NORWEGIAN INSTITUTE OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (Norway)

^d CHILDREN S HOSPITAL OF PHILADELPHIA   (United States)

^e UNIVERSITY OF OSLO   (Norway)

Author keywords

Autistic traits; Behavior; Gender differences; Identification; m Chat; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; AUTISM; BEHAVIOR; CHILD; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; M CHAT SCREEN SCORE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MOTIVATION; PARENTAL ATTITUDE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SKILL; TODDLER; ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE CONTROL STUDY; FOLLOW UP; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; PARENT; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; PSYCHOLOGY; REGISTER; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ADOLESCENT; ATTENTION; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MASS SCREENING; NORWAY; PARENTS; PHENOTYPE; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; REGISTRIES; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84991671514     PISSN: 01623257     EISSN: 15733432     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10803-016-2945-8     Document Type: Article

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