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Diagnosing Autism in Individuals with Known Genetic Syndromes: Clinical Considerations and Implications for
Susan L Hepburn1, Eric J Moody1
1Department of Psychiatry. JFK Partners, Colorado Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Research Center (IDDRC), University of Colorado School of Medicine, Aurora, Colorado, USA.
Abstract:
Assessing symptoms of autism in persons with known genetic syndromes associated with intellectual and/or developmental disability is a complex clinical endeavor. We suggest that a developmental approach to evaluation is essential to reliably teasing apart global impairments from autism-specific symptomology. In this chapter, we discuss our assumptions about autism spectrum disorders, the process of conducting a family-focused, comprehensive evaluation with behaviorally complex children and some implications for intervention in persons with co-occurring autism and known genetic syndromes.
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