[article]
| Titre : |
Autistic features in girls from a psychiatric sample are strongly associated with a low 2D:4D ratio |
| Type de document : |
texte imprimé |
| Auteurs : |
Esther I. DE BRUIN, Auteur ; Robert F. FERDINAND, Auteur ; Fop VERHEIJ, Auteur ; Debora H. VERHAGEN, Auteur ; Pieter F.A. DE NIJS, Auteur |
| Année de publication : |
2009 |
| Article en page(s) : |
p.511-521 |
| Langues : |
Anglais (eng) |
| Mots-clés : |
autism diagnosis digit-ratio |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Autistic features such as deficits in social interactions and communication have been associated with a low 2D:4D ratio in normal children.This study assessed this association in a large sample of children with a variety of psychiatric disorders (n = 35 girls and n = 147 boys). Autistic features were assessed with a highly valid and reliable measure (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule—Generic). Correlations between the 2D:4D ratio and autistic features were computed separately for boys and girls. Some small negative correlations (r = —0.17 and r = —0.19) were found in the right hand for boys; however, particularly in girls, large negative correlations (r = —0.51 to r = —0.64) were found in the left hand. A low 2D:4D ratio in girls was highly predictive of the presence of autistic features. Thus, a low ratio could possibly be used as a diagnostic predictor in clinical practice. |
| En ligne : |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361309335720 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=833 |
in Autism > 13-5 (September 2009) . - p.511-521
[article] Autistic features in girls from a psychiatric sample are strongly associated with a low 2D:4D ratio [texte imprimé] / Esther I. DE BRUIN, Auteur ; Robert F. FERDINAND, Auteur ; Fop VERHEIJ, Auteur ; Debora H. VERHAGEN, Auteur ; Pieter F.A. DE NIJS, Auteur . - 2009 . - p.511-521. Langues : Anglais ( eng) in Autism > 13-5 (September 2009) . - p.511-521
| Mots-clés : |
autism diagnosis digit-ratio |
| Index. décimale : |
PER Périodiques |
| Résumé : |
Autistic features such as deficits in social interactions and communication have been associated with a low 2D:4D ratio in normal children.This study assessed this association in a large sample of children with a variety of psychiatric disorders (n = 35 girls and n = 147 boys). Autistic features were assessed with a highly valid and reliable measure (Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule—Generic). Correlations between the 2D:4D ratio and autistic features were computed separately for boys and girls. Some small negative correlations (r = —0.17 and r = —0.19) were found in the right hand for boys; however, particularly in girls, large negative correlations (r = —0.51 to r = —0.64) were found in the left hand. A low 2D:4D ratio in girls was highly predictive of the presence of autistic features. Thus, a low ratio could possibly be used as a diagnostic predictor in clinical practice. |
| En ligne : |
http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1362361309335720 |
| Permalink : |
https://www.cra-rhone-alpes.org/cid/opac_css/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=833 |
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Autistic features in girls from a psychiatric sample are strongly associated with a low 2D:4D ratio in Autism, 13-5 (September 2009)
