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Amrita Minhas; Kerri Whitlock; Cory Rosenfelt; Julie Shatto; Brittany Finlay; Jennifer Zwicker; Sarah Lippe; Sebastien Jacquemont; Randi Hagerman; Kara Murias; Francois V. Bolduc – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2025
The purpose of this paper was to examine the physical, emotional, social and school functioning domains of quality of life of individuals with Fragile X Syndrome, in relation to mental health and sleep patterns to gain a better understanding of how these aspects are affected by the disorder. This study included 119 individuals with Fragile X…
Descriptors: Genetic Disorders, Mental Health, Sleep, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Wolfenden, C.; Wittkowski, A.; Hare, D. J. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2017
The prevalence of autism spectrum disorder (ASD) in many genetic disorders is well documented but not as yet in Mucopolysaccharidosis type III (MPS III). MPS III is a recessively inherited metabolic disorder and evidence suggests that symptoms of ASD present in MPS III. This systematic review examined the extant literature on the symptoms of ASD…
Descriptors: Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Genetic Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders)
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Klusek, Jessica; Losh, Molly; Martin, Gary E. – Autism: The International Journal of Research and Practice, 2014
While there is a strong sex bias in the presentation of autism, it is unknown whether this bias is also present in subclinical manifestations of autism among relatives, or the broad autism phenotype. This study examined this question and investigated patterns of co-occurrence of broad autism phenotype traits within families of individuals with…
Descriptors: Gender Differences, Genetic Disorders, Genetics, Pragmatics