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Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders

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01-05-2008 | Letter to the Editor

How to Test the Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism in Terms of Foetal Androgens?

Auteurs: Rebecca C. Knickmeyer, Simon Baron-Cohen, Bonnie Auyeung, Emma Ashwin

Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders | Uitgave 5/2008

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We are writing to comment on Falter et al’s recent paper in JADD, “Visuo-spatial Processing in Autism: Testing the Predictions of Extreme Male Brain (EMB) Theory” which attempts to test 2 hypotheses. The authors present intriguing data regarding the degree of overlap between sexually dimorphic cognitive tasks and tasks that are altered in autism spectrum conditions (ASC). …

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Titel: How to Test the Extreme Male Brain Theory of Autism in Terms of Foetal Androgens?
Auteurs: Rebecca C. Knickmeyer
Simon Baron-Cohen
Bonnie Auyeung
Emma Ashwin
Publicatiedatum: 01-05-2008
Uitgeverij: Springer US
Gepubliceerd in: Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders / Uitgave 5/2008
Print ISSN: 0162-3257
Elektronisch ISSN: 1573-3432
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s10803-008-0553-y

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