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The genetic relationship between individual differences in social and nonsocial behaviours characteristic of autism.
Developmental science - 1 Sept 2005
Ronald Angelica, Happé Francesca, Plomin Robert
Abstract excerpt
Two types of behaviours shown in children - those reflecting social impairment and nonsocial obsessive repetitive behaviours - are central to defining and diagnosing autism spectrum disorders (ASDs). Parent and teacher data on social and nonsocial behaviours were obtained from a community sample of >3000 7-year-old twin pairs. Social and nonsocial behaviours were only modestly correlated, and it was found that...
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