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Peer reviewedPiven, Joseph; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1991
Platelet serotonin (5HT) levels of 5 autistic subjects (ages 16-37) who had siblings with either autism or pervasive developmental disorder were significantly higher than levels of 23 autistic subjects without affected siblings. Autistic subjects without affected siblings had 5HT levels significantly higher than 10 normal controls. Sex, age, and…
Descriptors: Adults, Age Differences, Autism, Biochemistry
Peer reviewedLiss, Miriam; Harel, Brian; Fein, Deborah; Allen, Doris; Dunn, Michelle; Feinstein, Carl; Morris, Robin; Waterhouse, Lynn; Rapin, Isabel – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2001
A study involving 35 children (age 9) with high-functioning autism, 31 children with developmental language disorder, 40 children with low-functioning autism, and 17 children with low IQ, found IQ was predictive of adaptive behavior in both low-functioning groups, but language and verbal memory predicted adaptive behavior in higher functioning…
Descriptors: Adaptive Behavior (of Disabled), Autism, Children, Cognitive Ability
