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Birth order effects on autism symptom domains.
Psychiatry research - 30 Mar 2007
Reichenberg Abraham, Smith Christopher, Schmeidler James, Silverman Jeremy M
Abstract excerpt
Autism is predominantly genetically determined. Evidence supports familiality of the main sets of behavioral characteristics that define the syndrome of autism; however, possible non-genetic effects have also been suggested. The present study compared levels of autism symptom domains, as measured by the Autism Diagnostic Interview, and useful phrase speech scores between 106 pairs of first- and second-born...
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