Tinca J.C. Polderman

Associate professor
Amsterdam UMC

Tinca Polderman is associate professor of child and adolescent psychiatry at Amsterdam UMC in the Netherlands.

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Spectrum

By Tinca J.C. Polderman, Henrik Larsson

10 October 2014

3 min read

Restricted behaviors link autism, attention deficit

Restricted behaviors in autism represent a genetic link with inattention and hyperactivity in attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, say Tinca Polderman and Henrik Larsson.

Spectrum

Restricted behaviors link autism, attention deficit

By Tinca J.C. Polderman, Henrik Larsson

10 October 2014 | 3 min read

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