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Cognitive Abilities of Patients with Lesch-Nyhan Disease.
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Anderson, Lowell T.; And Others – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1992
Parents of 42 children (ages 2-32) with Lesch-Nyhan disease were questioned concerning the subjects' behavior patterns. Grouping of responses into nine categories of cognitive skills indicated that only one boy showed any significant cognitive impairment. Despite evidence of good cognitive and emotional skills, subjects were academically delayed,…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Behavior Patterns, Children, Cognitive Ability