A comparative study of sociability in Angelman, Cornelia de Lange, Fragile X, Down and Rubinstein Taybi syndromes and autism spectrum disorder

American Journal on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

Volumn 121, Issue 6, 2016, Pages 465-486

  Moss, Joanna ^a   Nelson, Lisa ^a   Powis, Laurie ^a   Waite, Jane ^a   Richards, Caroline ^a   Oliver, Chris ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Autism spectrum disorder; Behavioral phenotypes; Genetic syndromes; Sociability; Social anxiety

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; AUTISM; CHILD; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HAPPY PUPPET SYNDROME; HUMAN; MALE; PSYCHOLOGY; QUESTIONNAIRE; RUBINSTEIN SYNDROME; SOCIAL COMPETENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ANGELMAN SYNDROME; AUTISM SPECTRUM DISORDER; CHILD; DE LANGE SYNDROME; DOWN SYNDROME; FEMALE; FRAGILE X SYNDROME; HUMANS; MALE; RUBINSTEIN-TAYBI SYNDROME; SOCIAL SKILLS; SURVEYS AND QUESTIONNAIRES;

EID: 85018757688     PISSN: 19447515     EISSN: 19447558     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1352/1944-7558-121.6.465     Document Type: Article

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