Autistic Behaviors among Girls with Fragile X Syndrome

Interviews with parents of 30 school-age girls with fragile X syndrome (fraX) and 31 age- and IQ-matched controls concerning autistic behaviors found that girls with fraX had significantly more autistic behaviors than controls, but incidence of autistic behaviors was not correlated with IQ. Anxiety...

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Published in:Journal of autism and developmental disorders 1997-08, Vol.27 (4), p.415-435
Main Authors: Mazzocco, Michele M. M, Kates, Wendy R, Baumgardner, Thomas L, Freund, Lisa S, Reiss, Allan L
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Anxiety
Anxiety Disorders - diagnosis
Anxiety Disorders - genetics
Anxiety Disorders - psychology
Autism
Autistic Disorder - diagnosis
Autistic Disorder - genetics
Autistic Disorder - psychology
Behavior Patterns
Biological and medical sciences
Cerebellar Diseases - diagnosis
Cerebellar Diseases - genetics
Cerebellar Diseases - psychology
Child
Child clinical studies
Chromosome fragility (bloom syndrome, ataxia telangiectasia, fanconi anemia, x-linked mental retardation...)
Communication
Developmental disorders
Female
Females
Fragile X Syndrome
Fragile X Syndrome - diagnosis
Fragile X Syndrome - genetics
Fragile X Syndrome - psychology
Girls
Humans
Incidence
Infantile autism
Intelligence - genetics
Intelligence Quotient
Medical genetics
Medical sciences
Neurocognitive Disorders - diagnosis
Neurocognitive Disorders - genetics
Neurocognitive Disorders - psychology
Neurology
Personality Inventory
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychopathology. Psychiatry
Sex Differences
Social Behavior
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Summary:Interviews with parents of 30 school-age girls with fragile X syndrome (fraX) and 31 age- and IQ-matched controls concerning autistic behaviors found that girls with fraX had significantly more autistic behaviors than controls, but incidence of autistic behaviors was not correlated with IQ. Anxiety and posterior cerebellar area measures were also associated with autistic behaviors. (Author/DB)
ISSN:0162-3257
1573-3432
DOI:10.1023/a:1025857422026