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THE AUTISM‐FRAGILE‐X SYNDROME (AFRAX): A POPULATION‐BASED STUDY OF TEN BOYS
Author(s) -
Gillberg C.,
Persson Eva,
Wahlström J.
Publication year - 1986
Publication title -
journal of intellectual disability research
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.941
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1365-2788
pISSN - 0964-2633
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2788.1986.tb01295.x
Subject(s) - autism , fragile x syndrome , psychology , developmental disorder , population , medicine , psychiatry , environmental health
This study reports on the neuropsychiatric findings in a population-based series of ten infantile autistic boys, aged 2-17 years, who also showed the fragile-X (q27) chromosome marker. Epilepsy, brainstem dysfunction and a range of psychiatric symptoms not inherent in the autism diagnosis were present. Theoretical and practical issues are discussed.