Autism in Down's syndrome: family history correlates
- 15 February 1997
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Wiley in Journal of Intellectual Disability Research
- Vol. 41 (1) , 87-91
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2788.1997.tb00681.x
Abstract
Although the association of autism with Down's syndrome is said to be uncommon, several reports have described the co-occurrence of the two disorders. This report describes three additional cases of Down's syndrome with autism. In all the patients, a history suggestive of the broader phenotype of autism was obtained in parents. This suggests that familial factors specific to autism may play an important role even when autism complicates a known medical condition such as Down's syndrome.Keywords
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