title: Autism and the fragile X syndrome.
abstract: Ten patients with the fragile X syndrome were diagnosed at the Child Development Unit in 1982. Six of these patients are autistic and demonstrate similar profiles on three evaluations designed to measure the severity of autism. The similarities of these six autistic patients are described in depth.
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005600:Fragile X Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000523:psychology; D006801:Humans; D006948:Hyperkinesis / Q000150:complications; D007802:Language; D008297:Male; D011581:Psychological Tests; D012652:Self Mutilation / Q000150:complications; D012729:Sex Chromosome Aberrations / Q000150:complications*