Communication in fragile X syndrome: patterns and implications for assessment and intervention

A Hoffmann - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is the most common cause of inherited intellectual disability and is
associated with a high rate of autism diagnosis. Language delays have been noted in the …

Conventions for unconventional language: Revisiting a framework for spoken language features in autism

RJ Luyster, E Zane… - Autism & Developmental …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and aims Autism has long been characterized by a range of spoken language
features, including, for instance: the tendency to repeat words and phrases, the use of …

Pragmatic profiles of adults with Fragile X syndrome and Williams syndrome

E Diez-Itza, A Viejo, M Fernández-Urquiza - Brain Sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
Linguistic phenotypes of individuals with Fragile X (FXS) and Williams (WS) syndromes
exhibit various degrees of pragmatic impairment, involving difficulties in social …

Expressive language abilities of boys with idiopathic autism spectrum disorder and boys with fragile X syndrome+ autism spectrum disorder: Cross-context …

E Hilvert, A Sterling, E Haebig… - Autism & …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
Background and aims Understanding the unique expressive language profiles of children
with phenotypically similar, but distinct neurodevelopmental disorders, such as idiopathic …

Spontaneous motor-behavior abnormalities in two Drosophila models of neurodevelopmental disorders

DR Andrew, ME Moe, D Chen, JA Tello… - Journal of …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Mutations in hundreds of genes cause neurodevelopmental disorders with abnormal motor
behavior alongside cognitive deficits. Boys with fragile X syndrome (FXS), a leading …

The development of early social cognitive skills in neurogenetic syndromes associated with autism: Cornelia de Lange, fragile X and Rubinstein–Taybi syndromes

K Ellis, J Moss, C Stefanidou, C Oliver… - Orphanet journal of rare …, 2021 - Springer
Abstract Background Cornelia de Lange (CdLS), Fragile X (FXS) and Rubinstein–Taybi
syndromes (RTS) evidence unique profiles of autistic characteristics. To delineate these …

An Exploratory Study of Pragmatic Language Use Across Contexts With the Pragmatic Rating Scale–School Age Among Autistic Boys and Boys With Fragile X …

N Maltman, R Willer, A Sterling - Journal of Speech, Language, and Hearing …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Autistic boys and boys with co-occurring fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum
disorder (FXS+ ASD) demonstrate similar pragmatic language difficulties. The Pragmatic …

Comparison of linguistic error production in Conversational Language among boys with Fragile X syndrome+ autism spectrum disorder and autistic boys

N Maltman, E Hilvert, L Friedman, A Sterling - Journal of Speech, Language …, 2023 - ASHA
Purpose: Expressive language impairments are common among school-age boys with
fragile X syndrome (FXS) and autistic boys. Given the high co-occurrence of autism …

The use of demonstratives and personal pronouns in fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder

L Friedman, E Lorang, A Sterling - Clinical Linguistics & Phonetics, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Demonstratives (eg here, that, these) and personal pronouns are early developing
components of language, which are often impaired in young children with autism spectrum …

Brief report: Linguistic mazes and perseverations in school-age boys with fragile X syndrome and autism spectrum disorder and relationships with maternal maze use

N Maltman, L Friedman, E Lorang, A Sterling - Journal of autism and …, 2021 - Springer
Autism spectrum disorder (ASD) and fragile X syndrome (FXS) are neurodevelopmental
disorders with overlapping pragmatic language impairments. Prior work suggests pragmatic …