title: Handedness in autistic children.
abstract: A test of handedness in a sample of 20 autistic children and 25 normal children revealed marked differences. The frequency of non-right-handedness in normal children was 12%, whereas it was 65% in autistic children. The significance of this difference for the etiology of autism is discussed.
mesh_terms: D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000209:etiology; D001925:Brain Damage, Chronic / Q000150:complications; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004292:Dominance, Cerebral; D005260:Female; D007839:Functional Laterality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008722:Methods; D012744:Sex Ratio