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.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Pages (from-to) | 165-173 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Journal | Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders |
| Volume | 11 |
| Issue number | 2 |
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| State | Published - Jun 1981 |