title: A case of autism in a child with Apert's syndrome.
abstract: We present the case of a 7-year-old child with Aspert's syndrome who was diagnosed as suffering from childhood autism. As far as we are aware this is the first described association between autism and acrocephalosyndactyly syndromes. We discuss issues regarding the diagnosis and co-morbidity of the autistic spectrum disorders.
authors.affiliation: Children and Adolescent Psychiatry Section, Division of Psychological Medicine, University of Wales College of Medicine, Heath Park, Cardiff, CF14 4XN, Wales, UK. jaime.morey@ntlworld.com
authors.forename: Jaime
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Morey-Canellas
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Sivagamasundari
authors.forename: Hilary
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Barton
mesh_terms: D000168:Acrocephalosyndactylia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D001321:Autistic Disorder / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D002648:Child; D002658:Developmental Disabilities / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000523:psychology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D020022:Genetic Predisposition to Disease / Q000235:genetics; D006801:Humans; D038801:International Classification of Diseases; D008297:Male; D010552:Personality Assessment