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Autism Spectrum Disorder, Developmental and Psychiatric Features in 16p11.2 Duplication
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Green Snyder, LeeAnne; D'Angelo, Debra; Chen, Qixuan; Bernier, Raphael; Goin-Kochel, Robin P.; Wallace, Arianne Stevens; Gerdts, Jennifer; Kanne, Stephen; Berry, Leandra; Blaskey, Lisa; Kuschner, Emily; Roberts, Timothy; Sherr, Elliot; Martin, Christa L.; Ledbetter, David H.; Spiro, John E.; Chung, Wendy K.; Hanson, Ellen – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2016
The 16p11.2 duplication (BP4-BP5) is associated with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), although significant heterogeneity exists. Quantitative ASD, behavioral and neuropsychological measures and DSM-IV diagnoses in child and adult carriers were compared with familial non-carrier controls, and to published results from deletion carriers. The 16p11.2…
Descriptors: Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Developmental Disabilities, Psychiatry, Statistical Analysis
The Social Behavioral Phenotype in Boys and Girls with an Extra X Chromosome (Klinefelter Syndrome and Trisomy X): A Comparison with Autism Spectrum Disorder
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van Rijn, Sophie; Stockmann, Lex; Borghgraef, Martine; Bruining, Hilgo; van Ravenswaaij-Arts, Conny; Govaerts, Lutgarde; Hansson, Kerstin; Swaab, Hanna – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2014
The present study aimed to gain more insight in the social behavioral phenotype, and related autistic symptomatology, of children with an extra X chromosome in comparison to children with ASD. Participants included 60 children with an extra X chromosome (34 boys with Klinefelter syndrome and 26 girls with Trisomy X), 58 children with ASD and 106…
Descriptors: Social Behavior, Antisocial Behavior, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
Emotion Recognition and Visual-Scan Paths in Fragile X Syndrome
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Shaw, Tracey A.; Porter, Melanie A. – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2013
This study investigated emotion recognition abilities and visual scanning of emotional faces in 16 Fragile X syndrome (FXS) individuals compared to 16 chronological-age and 16 mental-age matched controls. The relationships between emotion recognition, visual scan-paths and symptoms of social anxiety, schizotypy and autism were also explored.…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Nonverbal Communication, Genetic Disorders, Emotional Response
Comparison of Grammar in Neurodevelopmental Disorders: The Case of Binding in Williams Syndrome and Autism with and without Language Impairment
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Perovic, Alexandra; Modyanova, Nadya; Wexler, Ken – Language Acquisition: A Journal of Developmental Linguistics, 2013
This study investigates whether distinct neurodevelopmental disorders show distinct patterns of impairments in particular grammatical abilities and the relation of those grammatical patterns to general language delays and intellectual disabilities. We studied two disorders (autism and Williams syndrome [WS]) and two distinct properties (Principle…
Descriptors: Grammar, Autism, Language Impairments, Genetic Disorders
Sleep Patterns and Behaviour in Typically Developing Children and Children with Autism, Down Syndrome, Prader-Willi Syndrome and Intellectual Disability
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Cotton, Sue M.; Richdale, Amanda L. – Research in Autism Spectrum Disorders, 2010
Sleep problems have often been reported in children with intellectual disabilities (ID). How anomalies in 24-h sleep patterns relate to behaviour difficulties in children with different types of ID remains to be elucidated. The purpose of this study was to assess 24-h sleep and behaviour patterns in children with a variety disorders including…
Descriptors: Control Groups, Autism, Developmental Disabilities, Down Syndrome