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Association between extreme autistic traits and intellectual disability: insights from a general population twin study.

The British journal of psychiatry : the journal of mental science - 1 Dec 2009

Hoekstra R A, Happé F, Baron-Cohen S, Ronald A

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BACKGROUND: Autism is associated with intellectual disability. The strength and origin of this association is unclear. AIMS: To investigate the association between extreme autistic traits and intellectual disability in children from a community-based sample and to examine whether the association...

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PMID: 19949204
DOI: 10.1192/bjp.bp.108.060889

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