Brief Report: Linguistic Mazes and Perseverations in School-Age Boys with Fragile X Syndrome and Autism Spectrum Disorder and Relationships with Maternal Maze Use

Author(s):  
Nell Maltman ◽  
Laura Friedman ◽  
Emily Lorang ◽  
Audra Sterling
2019 ◽  
Vol 9 (8) ◽  
pp. 202
Author(s):  
Daman Kumari ◽  
Inbal Gazy

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 [...]


2014 ◽  
Vol 45 (4) ◽  
pp. 1042-1061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Angela John Thurman ◽  
Andrea McDuffie ◽  
Sara T. Kover ◽  
Randi Hagerman ◽  
Marie Moore Channell ◽  
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2015 ◽  
Vol 58 (2) ◽  
pp. 383-395 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Benjamin ◽  
Andrea S. McDuffie ◽  
Angela J. Thurman ◽  
Sara T. Kover ◽  
Ann M. Mastergeorge ◽  
...  

Author(s):  
Gary E. Martin ◽  
Joanne E. Roberts ◽  
Nancy Helm-Estabrooks ◽  
John Sideris ◽  
Jacqueline Vanderbilt ◽  
...  

Abstract Verbal perseveration is a frequently reported language characteristic of males with Fragile X syndrome and may be a defining feature or hallmark of the syndrome. We compared the verbal perseveration of boys with Fragile X syndrome with (n  =  29) and without (n  =  30) autism spectrum disorder, boys with Down syndrome (n  =  27), and typically developing boys (n  =  25) at similar nonverbal mental ages. During a social interaction, boys with both Fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder produced significantly more topic perseveration than all other groups. In social interaction as compared to narration, boys with Fragile X syndrome (regardless of autism status) produced significantly more topic perseveration. These findings suggest that autism status, as well as language sampling context, affect perseveration in boys with Fragile X syndrome.


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