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.

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ERIC Number: EJ571896

Record Type: Journal

Publication Date: 1998

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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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