Social Functioning among Girls with Fragile X or Turner Syndrome and Their Sisters

Social behaviors among girls (ages 6-16) with fragile X (n=8) or Turner syndrome (n=9) were examined to address the role of family environment versus biological determinants of social dysfunction. Compared to their sisters, subjects had lower IQS and higher rating of social and attention problems. (...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 1998-12, Vol.28 (6), p.509-517
Main Authors: Mazzocco, Michele M. M, Baumgardner, Thomas, Freund, Lisa S, Reiss, Allan L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adolescents
Attention Deficit Disorders
Biological and medical sciences
Biological Influences
Child
Child Behavior Disorders - diagnosis
Child Behavior Disorders - genetics
Child Behavior Disorders - psychology
Child clinical studies
Children
Comparison
Developmental disorders
Family Environment
Family Influence
Female
Females
Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome - diagnosis
Fragile X Syndrome - genetics
Fragile X Syndrome - psychology
Girls
Homogeneous Grouping
Humans
Intellectual deficiency
Intelligence - genetics
Intelligence Differences
Interpersonal Competence
Medical sciences
Mental Retardation
Nature Nurture Controversy
Personality Assessment
Personality Development
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sibling Relations
Siblings
Sisters
Social Behavior
Social Development
Social Environment
Social functioning
Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Turner syndrome
Turner Syndrome - diagnosis
Turner Syndrome - genetics
Turner Syndrome - psychology
Turners Syndrome
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Summary:Social behaviors among girls (ages 6-16) with fragile X (n=8) or Turner syndrome (n=9) were examined to address the role of family environment versus biological determinants of social dysfunction. Compared to their sisters, subjects had lower IQS and higher rating of social and attention problems. (Author/CR)
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1023/a:1026000111467