Asperger's Syndrome: A Review of Clinical Features
@article{Szatmari1989AspergersSA,
title={Asperger's Syndrome: A Review of Clinical Features},
author={Peter Szatmari and Rebecca Bremner and Jean Nagy},
journal={The Canadian Journal of Psychiatry},
year={1989},
volume={34},
pages={554 - 560},
url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:45611340}
}The sex ratio, family history, and presence of neurologic disease in some Asperger's Syndrome cases, suggest that the etiology of the disorder is similar to that in autism.
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