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Peer reviewedZappella, Michele; Gillberg, Christopher; Ehlers, Stephan – Journal of Autism and Developmental Disorders, 1998
Thirty females (ages 5-28) with autism also had many features of classic Rett syndrome (RS). The course of the disorder was more benign that in classic RS. A category of "Rett Complex" is proposed in which individuals have classic RS, but have a preserved speech variant. (Author/CR)
Descriptors: Autism, Children, Classification, Clinical Diagnosis
