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Peer reviewedMazzocco, Michele M. M.; Kates, Wendy R.; Baumgardner, Thomas L.; Freund, Lisa S.; Reiss, Allan L. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1997
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…
Descriptors: Anxiety, Autism, Behavior Patterns, Females
