ERIC Number: EJ1206929
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2019-Mar
Pages: 18
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ASD Comorbidity in Fragile X Syndrome: Symptom Profile and Predictors of Symptom Severity in Adolescent and Young Adult Males
Abbeduto, Leonard; Thurman, Angela John; McDuffie, Andrea; Klusek, Jessica; Feigles, Robyn Tempero; Ted Brown, W.; Harvey, Danielle J.; Adayev, Tatyana; LaFauci, Giuseppe; Dobkins, Carl; Roberts, Jane E.
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v49 n3 p960-977 Mar 2019
Many males with FXS meet criteria for ASD. This study was designed to (1) describe ASD symptoms in adolescent and young adult males with FXS (n = 44) and (2) evaluate the contributions to ASD severity of cognitive, language, and psychiatric factors, as well as FMRP (the protein deficient in FXS). A few ASD symptoms on the ADOS-2 were universal in the sample. There was less impairment in restricted and repetitive behaviors (RRB) than in the social affective (SA) domain. The best predictor of overall ASD severity and SA severity was expressive syntactic ability. RRB severity was best predicted by the psychiatric factors. Implications for clinical practice and for understanding the ASD comorbidity in FXS are discussed.
Descriptors: Males, Genetic Disorders, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Adolescents, Young Adults, Severity (of Disability), Language Impairments, Cognitive Ability, Mental Disorders, Behavior Problems, Interpersonal Competence, Affective Behavior, Predictor Variables, Expressive Language, Syntax, Comorbidity
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Research
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Language: English
Sponsor: National Institutes of Health (DHHS)
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Grant or Contract Numbers: R01HD024356; U54HD079125; F32DC013934; R01MH090194; R01MH107573; UL1TR001860
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