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Alexithymia in parents of children with autism spectrum disorder.
Journal of autism and developmental disorders - 1 Nov 2008
Szatmari Peter, Georgiades Stelios, Duku Eric, Zwaigenbaum Lonnie, Goldberg Jeremy, Bennett Terry
Abstract excerpt
Given the recent findings regarding the association between alexithymia and Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and the accumulating evidence for the presence of the Broader Autism Phenotype (BAP) in relatives of individuals with ASD, we further explored the construct of alexithymia in parents of children with ASD as a potential part of the BAP. We hypothesized that (a) parents of children with ASD will demonstrate...
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