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Using self-report to identify the broad phenotype in parents of children with autistic spectrum disorders: a study using the Autism-Spectrum Quotient.
Journal of child psychology and psychiatry, and allied disciplines - 1 Nov 2004
Bishop Dorothy V M, Maybery Murray, Maley Alana, Wong Dana, Hill Wayne, Hallmayer Joachim
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BACKGROUND: The concept of the 'broad phenotype' of autism refers to the finding that relatives of people with autism often have mild forms of autistic-like characteristics, such as social and communicative difficulties. This study used the Autism Spectrum Quotient (AQ), a questionnaire devised to assess features of the broad phenotype in adults, with parents of people with autism, to see whether they would be...
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