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ERIC Number: EJ579568
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
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The Preserved Speech Variant: A Subgroup of the Rett Complex: A Clinical Report of 30 Cases.
Zappella, Michele; Gillberg, Christopher; Ehlers, Stephan
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v28 n6 p519-26 Dec 1998
Thirty females (ages 5-28) with autism also had many features of classic Rett syndrome (RS). The course of the disorder was more benign that in classic RS. A category of "Rett Complex" is proposed in which individuals have classic RS, but have a preserved speech variant. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Females, Speech Skills, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Verbal Ability, Young Adults
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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