Autism

Autism

Autism and autistic type behaviour has also been reported to be associated with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome ^{20, 25}. 

However, in our survey of people with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome we found different results for autism depending on the measure that we used. One measure (Gilliam Autism Rating Scale) showed no difference between the two groups whilst a second measure (Childhood Autism Rating Scale) showed a statistically significant difference between the two groups with autism being more common in children and adults with Cornelia de Lange Syndrome (see Box 2.7). It is important to clarify this issue as autism has been identified as a risk marker for the development of self-injurious behaviour ³⁰ (see Chapter 3).

Chris Oliver

by Chris Oliver Jo Moss Jane Petty Kate Arron Jenny Sloneem Scott Hall

Source:

on behalf of the Cornelia de Lange Syndrome Foundation, published on 20 Jun 2003

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