autism spectrum disorder

February 1, 2019February 1, 2019

FXS Patients’ Social Deficits are Linked to Social Anxiety, Eye-tracking Study Says

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Using eye-tracking technologies, researchers have shown that patients with fragile X syndrome avoid direct eye contact and show signs of social deficits linked to social anxiety. But they do so ... Read more

December 5, 2018December 5, 2018

Ability to Form Words, Sentences Linked with Autism Spectrum Disorder Severity in Young Males with Fragile X

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A greater ability to generate words, phrases and sentences correlates with lower autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptom severity in adolescent and young adult males with fragile X syndrome (FXS), according ... Read more

September 4, 2018September 4, 2018

Production of Autism-related Large Proteins Abnormal in Fragile X, Fruit Fly Study Shows

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The production of several large proteins from stored messenger RNAs (mRNAs) — molecules that contain instructions to make proteins — is defective in fragile X syndrome and most likely ... Read more

June 14, 2018June 14, 2018

Children With Fragile X Show Impaired Use of Gestures, Study Suggests

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Children with fragile X syndrome exhibit abnormal gesture use (a form of non-verbal communication) early in development, partially accounting for autism spectrum disorder (ASD) symptom severity, according to a recent ... Read more

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