The publication of 2 studies in this issueoftheJourna1 [Fisch, 1992; Reiss and Freund, 19921 on the relationship between the fragile X [fra(X)] and autistic syndromes provides an appropriate time to review the continuing debate about whether or not there is a relationshipbetween these 2 syndromes.
Behavioral Phenotype of Fragile X Syndrome in Adolescence and Adulthood
โ Scribed by Smith, Leann E; Barker, Erin T; Seltzer, Marsha Mailick; Abbeduto, Leonard; Greenberg, Jan S
- Book ID
- 120516167
- Publisher
- American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
- Year
- 2012
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 165 KB
- Volume
- 117
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1944-7515
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