Implication of sex differences in the familial transmission of infantile autism
- 1 June 1981
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Springer Nature in Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders
- Vol. 11 (2) , 165-173
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf01531682
Abstract
There are studies suggesting possible hereditary influence in autism. Data on 102 autistic children, 78 boys and 24 girls, showed that there was a significantly greater proportion of autistic girls than boys with IQs less than 50 and with evidence of brain damage. The autistic girls also had a greater proportion of relatives affected with autism or cognitive-language deficit than did the boys. The implication of sex differences in the possible mode of familial transmission of autism is discussed.This publication has 27 references indexed in Scilit:
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