ERIC Number: EJ1460692
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2025-Jan
Pages: 13
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ISSN: ISSN-0162-3257
EISSN: EISSN-1573-3432
Available Date: 2023-12-06
Profiling Autism and Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Traits in Children with SYNGAP1-Related Intellectual Disability
Damien Wright1; Aisling Kenny1; Lindsay A. M. Mizen1; Andrew G. McKechanie1; Andrew C. Stanfield1
Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, v55 n1 p297-309 2025
SYNGAP1-related ID is a genetic condition characterised by global developmental delay and epilepsy. Individuals with SYNGAP1-related ID also commonly show differences in attention and social communication/interaction and frequently receive additional diagnoses of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) or Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD). We thus set out to quantify ASD and ADHD symptoms in children with this syndrome. To assess ASD and ADHD, parents and caregivers of a child with SYNGAP1-related ID (N = 34) or a typically developing control (N = 21) completed the Social Responsiveness Scale--2, the Social Communication Questionnaire with a subset of these also completing the Conners--3. We found that those with SYNGAP1-related ID demonstrated higher levels of autistic traits on both the SRS and SCQ than typically developing controls. On the SRS, those with SYNGAP1-related ID scored highest for restricted repetitive behaviours, and were least impaired in social awareness. On the Conners--3, those with SYNGAP1-related ID also showed a high prevalence of ADHD traits, with scores demonstrating difficulties with peer relations but relatively low occurrence of symptoms for DSM--5 conduct disorder and DSM-5 oppositional defiant disorder. Hierarchical clustering analysis highlighted distinct SYNGAP1-related ID subgroups for both ASD and ADHD traits. These findings provide further characterisation of the SYNGAP1-related ID behavioural phenotype, guiding diagnosis, assessment and potential interventions.
Descriptors: Autism Spectrum Disorders, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Symptoms (Individual Disorders), Children, Intellectual Disability, Developmental Delays, Epilepsy
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Language: English
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Identifiers - Assessments and Surveys: Social Responsiveness Scale; Conners Rating Scales
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Author Affiliations: 1University of Edinburgh, Patrick Wild Centre, Division of Psychiatry, Kennedy Tower, Royal Edinburgh Hospital, Edinburgh, UK