Problem behaviour in adolescent boys with fragile X syndrome: relative prevalence, frequency and severity

ConclusionsTaken together, these results refine and extend previous studies concerning the specificity of the behavioural phenotype in FXS and indicate that specific forms of problem behaviour shown by boys with FXS appear to differ from those exhibited by boys with mixed‐aetiology ID in terms of prevalence, frequency and severity. Studies employing more objective measures of frequency and severity, including direct observations, are needed to confirm these findings.

Source: Journal of Intellectual Disability Research - October 12, 2016 Category: Disability Authors: S. S. Hall, R. P. Barnett, K. M. Hustyi Tags: Original Manuscript Source Type: research