Girls Affected by Quantitative Traits of Autism (IMAGE)

WashU Medicine

Girls Affected by Quantitative Traits of Autism

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This graph tracks the symptoms of girls in one category of families affected by autism. Yellow denotes girls with histories of language delay and autistic traits who were never formally diagnosed as having an autism spectrum disorder (ASD). Blue represents unaffected girls, red represents those diagnosed with ASD.

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Image courtesy of The <I>American Journal of Psychiatry</I>. Copyright © 2010 American Psychiatric Association. Used with permission.

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