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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, 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…
Descriptors: Males, Genetic Disorders, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders
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Thurman, Angela John; McDuffie, Andrea; Kover, Sara T.; Hagerman, Randi J.; Abbeduto, Leonard – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 2015
Although males with fragile X syndrome (FXS) are frequently described as demonstrating autism symptomatology, there is much debate regarding whether the behavioral symptoms representing the core domains of autism are the result of the same or different underlying neurological/psychological mechanisms. The present study used a cross-sectional…
Descriptors: Males, Genetic Disorders, Autism, Pervasive Developmental Disorders