Limited genetic covariance between autistic traits and intelligence: findings from a longitudinal twin study.

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Published in Am J Med Genet B Neuropsychiatr Genet on July 01, 2010

Authors

Rosa A Hoekstra1, Francesca Happé, Simon Baron-Cohen, Angelica Ronald

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Psychiatry, Autism Research Centre, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. r.a.hoekstra@open.ac.uk

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