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Autistic traits in the general population: a twin study.

Archives of general psychiatry - 1 May 2003

Constantino John N, Todd Richard D

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BACKGROUND: Recent research has indicated that autism is not a discrete disorder and that family members of autistic probands have an increased likelihood of exhibiting autistic symptoms with a wide range of severity, often below the threshold for a diagnosis of an autism spectrum disorder. OBJECTIVE: To examine the distribution and genetic structure of autistic traits in the general population using a newly...

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PMID: 12742874
DOI: 10.1001/archpsyc.60.5.524

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