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ERIC Number: EJ932178
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2011-Aug
Pages: 6
Abstractor: As Provided
Reference Count: 28
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Brief Report: Autistic-Like Traits in Childhood Predict Later Age at Menarche in Girls
Whitehouse, Andrew J. O.; Maybery, Murray T.; Hickey, Martha; Sloboda, Deborah M.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v41 n8 p1125-1130 Aug 2011
We investigated the relationship between autistic-like traits in early childhood and age at menarche in typically developing girls. Autistic-like symptoms were measured at age 2 years using the Child Behaviour Checklist, and age at menarche (AAM) was determined prospectively using self-report questionnaires at age 8, 10, 14 and 17 years. Girls with "high" autistic-like symptoms at age 2 years demonstrated significantly later AAM (n = 70; M = 13.07 years; SD = 1 year) than girls reported to show "typical" (n = 216; M = 12.72 years; SD = 1.1) or "low" (n = 47; M = 12.66 years; SD = 1.13 years) levels of these behaviors. These data further establish a link between the autism phenotype and later AAM and may provide insights into the etiology of the condition.
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Child Behavior Checklist