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Autism in Down's syndrome: presentation and diagnosis
Author(s) -
GHAZIUDDIN M.,
TSAI L. Y.,
GHAZIUDDIN N.
Publication year - 1992
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.1365-2788.1992.tb00563.x
Subject(s) - autism , psychology , down syndrome , presentation (obstetrics) , clinical practice , psychiatry , association (psychology) , clinical psychology , developmental psychology , medicine , psychotherapist , physical therapy , radiology
. Although autism is said to occur rarely with Down's syndrome, it may be more common in those persons with Down's syndrome who also show superimposed behavioural problems. In this brief report, the authors explore this possibility. They describe three patients with Down's syndrome who were referred for behavioural reasons and were found to have coexisting autism. They propose that a systematic study of the association of these two conditions may have implications on research and clinical practice.