Brief Report: Autism and Aarskog Syndrome.

Assumpcao, F.; Santos, R. C. S.; Rosario, M.; Mercadante, M.

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ERIC Number: EJ589510

Record Type: CIJE

Publication Date: 1999

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Brief Report: Autism and Aarskog Syndrome.

Assumpcao, F.; Santos, R. C. S.; Rosario, M.; Mercadante, M.

Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v29 n2 p179-81 Apr 1999

This report presents three case reports of male children who meet criteria for autism and also Aarskog syndrome, a genetic disorder characterized by hypertelorism, short nose, long philtrum, short stature, brachydactyly, and shawl scrotum. Two of the children also presented with severe mental retardation. (DB)

Descriptors: Autism, Case Studies, Child Development, Congenital Impairments, Multiple Disabilities, Severe Mental Retardation, Special Health Problems

Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Descriptive

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Language: English

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