We tested whether empathy is impaired and associated with anxiety in girls with fragile X syndrome (FXS). We measured parent-reported empathy and self-reported anxiety in young girls with FXS and in a developmentally-matched comparison group. Girls with FXS received higher parent-reported scores ...
Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is a well-described inherited cause of intellectual disability and the most common known genetic cause of autism. Social deficits in girls with FXS are not well understood. To better understand barriers to social functioning that may contribute to mental health outcomes, ...
Background Girls with fragile X syndrome (FXS) have a wide range of cognitive and language abilities. The range of language outcomes experienced by girls with FXS, however, has been relatively unexplored. The purpose of this exploratory study was to examine receptive and expressive language, with...
? 2023 Society of Biological PsychiatryBackground: Fragile X syndrome (FXS) is an X chromosome–linked genetic disorder characterized by increased risk for behavioral, social, and neurocognitive deficits. Because males express a more severe phenotype than females, research has focused largely on identif...
The aim of this study was to examine executive function (EF) skills in girls with fragile X or Turner syndrome, using the Contingency Naming Test (CNT). The CNT is a Stroop-like task involving a 1- or 2-attribute contingency rule. We predicted that girls with fragile X would make errors...
To address this void, we explored how genetic risk information was learned, what information was given and who primarily provided information to adolescent girls and young adult women in families with fragile X syndrome. We explored three levels of risk knowledge: learning that fragile X syndrome ...
We examined pregnant women's expectations concerning their unborn babies prior to prenatal diagnosis and also the possible correlations with emotional char... Kowalcek,Gembruch - 《Fetal Diagnosis & Therapy》 被引量: 1发表: 2008年 Fragile X syndrome. The physical, psychological, and cytogenetic ch...
Social functioning among girls with fragile X or Turner syndrome and their sisters. Social behaviors among two genetically homogeneous groups—girls with fragile X (fraX) or Turner syndrome (TS)—were examined to address the role of family... MMM Mazzocco,T Baumgardner,LS Freund,... - 《Journa...
X-linked intellectual handicap and precocious puberty with obesity in carrier females. The Fragile X test was negative on all males. This appears to be a new X-linked mental retardation syndrome, and a condition different from true idiopathic... A Hockey - 《American Journal of Medical Genetics...
Genetic Risk Communication: Experiences of Adolescent Girls and Young Women from Families with Fragile X Syndrome Little is known about how and what genetic risk information parents communicate to their children and even less is known about what children hear and remem... A Mcconkie-Rosell,EM Hei...