Journal article
Temperament and its Relationship to Autistic Symptoms in a High-Risk Infant Sib Cohort
Abstract
The present study prospectively investigated early temperamental profiles and their associations with autistic symptoms in high-risk infants (N = 138) with an older sibling with autistic spectrum disorder (ASD) and low-risk infants (N = 73) with no family history of ASD. Children who were diagnosed with ASD at 36 months were distinguished from non-ASD sibs and controls by a temperament profile marked by lower positive affect, higher negative …
Authors
Garon N; Bryson SE; Zwaigenbaum L; Smith IM; Brian J; Roberts W; Szatmari P
Journal
Research on Child and Adolescent Psychopathology, Vol. 37, No. 1, pp. 59–78
Publisher
Springer Nature
Publication Date
January 2009
DOI
10.1007/s10802-008-9258-0
ISSN
2730-7166