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ERIC Number: EJ571896
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1998
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
Brief Report: Autistic Behaviors among Children with Fragile X or Rett Syndrome: Implications for the Classification of Pervasive Developmental Disorder.
Mazzocco, Michele M. M.; Pulsifer, Margaret; Fiumara, Agata; Cocuzza, M.; Nigro, F.; Incorpora, G.; Barone, R.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v28 n4 p321-28 Aug 1998
A study of 14 males with fragile X syndrome, 12 females with Rett Syndrome, and 25 individuals with other developmental disorders found that among those with fragile X syndrome, none of the 11 who did not have a diagnosis of autism met the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM) criteria for pervasive developmental disorder. (CR)
Descriptors: Adults, Children, Clinical Diagnosis, Definitions, Disability Identification, Etiology, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
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Identifiers: Fragile X Syndrome; Rett Syndrome