scholarly journals The impact of autism spectrum disorder symptoms on gesture use in fragile X syndrome and Down syndrome

2017 ◽  
Vol 2 ◽  
pp. 239694151774567 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emily Lorang ◽  
Audra Sterling ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
The Impact

A Comparative Study of Sociability in Angelman, Cornelia de Lange, Fragile X, Down and Rubinstein Taybi Syndromes and Autism Spectrum Disorder

2016 ◽  
Vol 121 (6) ◽  
pp. 465-486 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joanna Moss ◽  
Lisa Nelson ◽  
Laurie Powis ◽  
Jane Waite ◽  
Caroline Richards ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Down Syndrome ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Neurodevelopmental Disorders ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Selective Mutism ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Cornelia De Lange

Abstract Few comparative studies have evaluated the heterogeneity of sociability across a range of neurodevelopmental disorders. The Sociability Questionnaire for People with Intellectual Disability (SQID) was completed by caregivers of individuals with Cornelia de Lange (n = 98), Angelman (n = 66), Fragile X (n = 142), Down (n = 117) and Rubinstein Taybi (n = 88) syndromes and autism spectrum disorder (ASD; n = 107). Between groups and age-band (<12yrs; 12–18yrs; >18yrs) comparisons of SQID scores were conducted. Rates of behaviors indicative of selective mutism were also examined. Fragile X syndrome achieved the lowest SQID scores. Cornelia de Lange, ASD, and Fragile X groups scored significantly lower than Angelman, Down and Rubinstein Taybi groups. Selective mutism characteristics were highest in Cornelia de Lange (40%) followed by Fragile X (17.8%) and ASD (18.2%). Age-band differences were identified in Cornelia de Lange and Down syndrome.

scholarly journals Autism in Fragile X Syndrome; A Functional MRI Study of Facial Emotion-Processing

Genes ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (12) ◽  
pp. 1052
Author(s):  
Andrew G. McKechanie ◽  
Sonya Campbell ◽  
Sarah E. A. Eley ◽  
Andrew C. Stanfield
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Emotion Processing ◽  
Autistic Traits ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Facial Emotion ◽  
Facial Emotion Processing ◽  
The Impact

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common inherited cause of intellectual disability and autism spectrum disorder, and among those with fragile X syndrome, approximately 1/3rd meet a threshold for an autism spectrum disorder (ASD) diagnosis. Previous functional imaging studies of fragile X syndrome have typically focused on those with fragile X syndrome compared to either neurotypical or autism spectrum disorder control groups. Further, the majority of previous studies have tended to focus on those who are more intellectually able than is typical for fragile X syndrome. In this study, we examine the impact of autistic traits in individuals with fragile X syndrome on a paradigm looking at facial emotion processing. The study included 17 individuals with fragile X syndrome, of whom 10 met criteria for autism as measured by the Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule (ADOS). Prior to the scan, participants rehearsed on a mock scanner to help acclimatize to the scanner environment and thus allow more severely affected individuals to participate. The task examined the blood-oxygen-level-dependent (BOLD) response to fearful and neutral faces taken from the Ekman faces series. Individuals in the autism group had a region of significantly reduced activity centered on the left superior temporal gyrus, compared to those with FXS alone, in response to the fearful faces. We suggest that autism in individuals with fragile X syndrome is associated with similar changes in the neurobiology of facial emotion processing as seen in idiopathic autism.

scholarly journals Towards Mechanism-Based Treatments for Fragile X Syndrome

2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Daman Kumari ◽  
Inbal Gazy
Keyword(s):  
Autism Spectrum Disorder ◽  
Intellectual Disability ◽  
Fragile X Syndrome ◽  
Fragile X ◽  
Autism Spectrum ◽  
Spectrum Disorder

Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common heritable form of intellectual disability, as well as the most common known monogenic cause of autism spectrum disorder (ASD), affecting 1 in 4000–8000 people worldwide [...]

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